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John Travolta

John Travolta noun: a disco dancer.

Noun

John Travolta (plural John Travoltas)

  1. A disco dancer.
    • [scientists] played disco music to mice. Were they trying to turn mice into tiny John Travoltas?2009, Bob Fenster, The Big Book of Duh: A Bathroom Book, page 295
  2. A skilful dancer.

Forms of John Travolta

pluralJohn Travoltas

Origin of John Travolta

From John Travolta's performance in Saturday Night Fever.

Questions about John Travolta

What does John Travolta mean?
John Travolta means a disco dancer.
What part of speech is John Travolta?
John Travolta is a noun.
What is the plural of John Travolta?
The plural of John Travolta is John Travoltas.

Words near John Travolta in the dictionary

  1. John the Baptist
  2. John the Conqueror root
  3. John the Conqueror roots
  4. John Thomas
  5. John Thomases
  6. John Travolta
  7. John Travoltas
  8. John's
  9. John's wort
  10. John-a-dreams
  11. John-a-dreamses

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