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cabbage patch

cabbage patch noun: a type of dance which involves extending one's arms out while making fists with each hand and moving the arms in a horizontal, circular motion.

Noun

cabbage patch (plural cabbage patches)

  1. (informal) A type of dance which involves extending one's arms out while making fists with each hand and moving the arms in a horizontal, circular motion.
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see cabbage, patch.

Forms of cabbage patch

pluralcabbage patches

Origin of cabbage patch

The dance name derives from the toy brand Cabbage Patch Kids, perhaps influenced by the slang term cabbage meaning "paper money".

Words formed from cabbage patch

Questions about cabbage patch

What does cabbage patch mean?
Cabbage patch means a type of dance which involves extending one's arms out while making fists with each hand and moving the arms in a horizontal, circular motion.
What part of speech is cabbage patch?
Cabbage patch is a noun.
What is the plural of cabbage patch?
The plural of cabbage patch is cabbage patches.

Words near cabbage patch in the dictionary

  1. cabbage on a stick
  2. cabbage palm
  3. cabbage palmetto
  4. cabbage palmettos
  5. cabbage palms
  6. cabbage patch
  7. cabbage patches
  8. cabbage roll
  9. cabbage rolls
  10. cabbage root flies
  11. cabbage root fly

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