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shake-a-leg

shake-a-leg noun: a traditional Aboriginal dance involving rapid movements of the knees.

Noun

shake-a-leg (uncountable)

  1. (Australia) A traditional Aboriginal dance involving rapid movements of the knees.
    • Pretty Mary's clapsticks rang out over the grave while Donny danced shake-a-leg with his father for the very first time and the sight of it made everybody cry, even Kerry.2018, Melissa Lucashenko, Too Much Lip, University of Queensland Press, published 2023, page 296

Questions about shake-a-leg

What does shake-a-leg mean?
Shake-a-leg means a traditional Aboriginal dance involving rapid movements of the knees.
What part of speech is shake-a-leg?
Shake-a-leg is a noun.

Words near shake-a-leg in the dictionary

  1. shake the dust from one's sandals
  2. shake the pagoda tree
  3. shake the plum tree
  4. shake together
  5. shake up
  6. shake-a-leg
  7. shake-and-bake
  8. shake-and-bakes
  9. shake-down
  10. shake-downs
  11. shake-up

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