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Batusi

Batusi noun: a style of go-go dance from the early 1960s in which the hands are drawn across the eyes with the index and middle finger held in a vee (in imitation of Batman's mask).

Noun

Batusi (uncountable)

  1. (preceded by definite article) A style of go-go dance from the early 1960s in which the hands are drawn across the eyes with the index and middle finger held in a vee (in imitation of Batman's mask).

Origin of Batusi

Blend of bat + watusi, first appearing in the TV series Batman.

Questions about Batusi

What does Batusi mean?
Batusi means a style of go-go dance from the early 1960s in which the hands are drawn across the eyes with the index and middle finger held in a vee (in imitation of Batman's mask).
What part of speech is Batusi?
Batusi is a noun.

Words near Batusi in the dictionary

  1. Batungal
  2. batura
  3. baturas
  4. Baturyn
  5. BATUS
  6. Batusi
  7. batutut
  8. Batverse
  9. Batwa
  10. batwing
  11. batwinged

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