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ha-cha-cha

ha-cha-cha adjective: characteristic of sexy jazzy dancing.

Adjective

ha-cha-cha (comparative more ha-cha-cha, superlative most ha-cha-cha)

  1. Characteristic of sexy jazzy dancing.
    • With sudden flaring into moonstruck ballads, "ha-cha-cha" dance numbers and all manner of contrivances short of a balloon ascension, the story is unfolded of a college hero who has flunked in astronomy.1930 September 6, “GOOD NEWS" ON SCREEN.; New Musical Talkie at Capitol Has Frolicsome Capers.”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the...
    • Seth MacFarlane's "Family Guy," which debuted in 1999, depicts dad Peter as an [sic] multichinned chucklehead while sketching mom Lois with the ha-cha-cha figure of a catalog model.2021 June 9, Alexis Soloski, “Kevins Can Score Improbably Attractive TV Wives”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 04 Jun...

Noun

ha-cha-cha (countable and uncountable, plural ha-cha-chas)

  1. A ha-cha-cha feeling or activity.
    • When we middle-aisle it / That means / I'd be through with terpsichoreans / Ha-cha-chas as well as burlesque queens / Ankle up the altar with me1930, “Ankle up the Altar With Me”, Edward Eliscu (lyrics); quoted in Edward Eliscu, edited by David Eliscu, With or Without a Song: A Memoir, Lanham, M.D.; London: The Scarecrow Press, Inc., 2001...
    • But what I really want is a rush of excitement, a little ha-cha-cha. I'm not getting it in English1994 June 21, Richard Sandomir, “TV SPORTS; A Dash of High Drama Needed in Soccer Booth”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original...

Forms of ha-cha-cha

Adjective
comparativemore ha-cha-cha
superlativemost ha-cha-cha
Noun
pluralha-cha-chas

Questions about ha-cha-cha

What does ha-cha-cha mean?
Ha-cha-cha means characteristic of sexy jazzy dancing.
What part of speech is ha-cha-cha?
Ha-cha-cha can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near ha-cha-cha in the dictionary

  1. ha'porth
  2. ha'porths
  3. ha's
  4. ha'way
  5. ha, ha
  6. ha-cha-cha
  7. ha-cha-chas
  8. Ha-erh-pin
  9. ha-ha
  10. ha-ha funny
  11. ha-ha pigeon

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