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barwalking

barwalking noun: a form of showmanship in which a musician stands on the bar.

Noun

barwalking (uncountable)

  1. A form of showmanship in which a musician stands on the bar
    • He sang in an urgent, desperate sort of chant, and on saxophone he exaggerated the squealing sharpness of the R & B barwalking tradition.2003 October 31, Peter Margasak, “Punk Primer/Postscripts”, in Chicago Reader

Origin of barwalking

From bar + walking.

Questions about barwalking

What does barwalking mean?
Barwalking means a form of showmanship in which a musician stands on the bar.
What part of speech is barwalking?
Barwalking is a noun.

Words near barwalking in the dictionary

  1. barutine
  2. Baruun-Urt
  3. barvel
  4. Barview
  5. Barvinkove
  6. barwalking
  7. Barwang
  8. Barwani
  9. barware
  10. barwares
  11. Barwari

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