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fais do-do

fais do-do noun: a Cajun dance party.

Noun

fais do-do (plural fais do-dos)

  1. A Cajun dance party.

Forms of fais do-do

pluralfais do-dos
alternative formfais-dodo

Origin of fais do-do

Originated before World War II, from French [Term?]. Often said to be a mother's command to her infants to go to sleep; but perhaps related to dos a dos.

Questions about fais do-do

What does fais do-do mean?
Fais do-do means a Cajun dance party.
What part of speech is fais do-do?
Fais do-do is a noun.
What is the plural of fais do-do?
The plural of fais do-do is fais do-dos.

Words near fais do-do in the dictionary

  1. fairytale endings
  2. fairytalelike
  3. fairytales
  4. fairywren
  5. fairywrens
  6. fais do-do
  7. fais-dodo
  8. fais-dodos
  9. Faisal
  10. Faisalabad
  11. Faisalabad Division

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