bump and grind
bump and grind noun: a sexually suggestive dance involving exaggerated hip movements, especially a striptease dance.
Noun
bump and grind (countable and uncountable, plural bump and grinds)
- A sexually suggestive dance involving exaggerated hip movements, especially a striptease dance.
- One of the oddest spectacles in America, in fact, has to be a Tom Jones audience, in which a couple of dozen women, usually attractive and well dressed, throw their panties onto the stage and compete for what appears to be a deep kiss from the male master of the bump and grind.1982 August 9, Gerald Clarke, “Are the Stars Out Tonight?”, in Time
- A combination of movements resembling such a dance, as in road racing, whitewater kayaking, or exercising; any activity involving prolonged jarring or shaking.
- "There's inevitably a bump and grind when someone new comes into an established organization," says former senior adviser Rahm Emanuel.1998 November 19, Lloyd Grove, John Harris, “Crisis Quarterback: Gregory Craig Is Calling the Plays On Clinton's Team”, in Washington Post, retrieved 07 Aug 2008, page D01
- The typical bump and grind of short-track racing at Bristol Motor Speedway met with the panicked push of the final races of the Nascar Nextel Cup.2005 August 29, Viv Bernstein, “Victory Gives Kenseth a Shot at the Chase”, in New York Times, retrieved 07 Aug 2008
Verb
bump and grind (third-person singular simple present bumps and grinds, present participle bumping and grinding, simple past and past participle bumped and ground or (nonstandard) bumped and grinded)
- To perform such a dance or such movements.
- A dozen exercisers show up twice a week to "bump and grind," "do some belly rolls" and "loosen the hip joints."2008 July 13, Stephen Regenold, “Ultrafit: Taking the pole position”, in Minneapolis Star Tribune
bump and grind meaning in Bengali
bump and grind in Bengali
- হোয়াইটওয়াটার কায়াকিং, ব্যায়ামের সময়, নড়াচড়া সম্পাদন করা
Forms of bump and grind
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | bump and grinds |
| alternative form | bump-and-grind |
| alternative form | bump-n'-grind |
| alternative form | bump n' grind |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | bumps and grinds |
| present participle | bumping and grinding |
| past participle | bumped and ground |
| past | bumped and ground |
| past participle (nonstandard) | bumped and grinded |
| past (nonstandard) | bumped and grinded |
Questions about bump and grind
- What does bump and grind mean?
- Bump and grind means a sexually suggestive dance involving exaggerated hip movements, especially a striptease dance.
- What is bump and grind in Bengali?
- Bump and grind in Bengali is হোয়াইটওয়াটার কায়াকিং, ব্যায়ামের সময়, নড়াচড়া সম্পাদন করা. See Bump and grind meaning in Bengali.
- What part of speech is bump and grind?
- Bump and grind can be a noun or a verb.
- What is the plural of bump and grind?
- The plural of bump and grind is bump and grinds.
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