potty dances

Noun

potty dance (plural potty dances)

1. (humorous, sometimes) Voluntary or involuntary movements resulting from trying to avoid urination when one's bladder is full, typically by crossing one's legs, hopping, twitching, or holding one's crotch.
   • "Noooo," the clerk replied calmly, looking me in the eye. "There's a state law that says we don't have to let you use our rest room." He turned back to his work. By now, I was furious, and my daughter was beginning to do the potty dance. Time was running out.1994 May 1, Casper V. Klauscher, “No Place to Go”, in Detroit Free Press, page 8
2. In potty training, any dance meant to encourage infants or young children to use the potty/toilet.
   • On her first day out, let your child know she's going to have lots of supporters cheering her on — to help her feel warm-and-fuzzy while she's learning this brand-new potty dance.2002 June 25, Diane Stafford, Jennifer Shoquist, Potty Training For Dummies, 1 edition, Wiley, →ISBN, page 10

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