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rug-cutting

rug-cutting noun: vigorous dancing, especially in early 20th-century styles; the act of one who cuts a rug.

Noun

rug-cutting (uncountable)

  1. (idiomatic, informal) Vigorous dancing, especially in early 20th-century styles; the act of one who cuts a rug.

Questions about rug-cutting

What does rug-cutting mean?
Rug-cutting means vigorous dancing, especially in early 20th-century styles; the act of one who cuts a rug.
What part of speech is rug-cutting?
Rug-cutting is a noun.

Words near rug-cutting in the dictionary

  1. rug rider
  2. rug riders
  3. rug up
  4. rug-cutter
  5. rug-cutters
  6. rug-cutting
  7. rug-headed
  8. rug-muncher
  9. rug-munchers
  10. rug-pull
  11. rug-pulls

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