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song-and-dance man

song-and-dance man noun: a multi-talented entertainer who specializes in combining singing, dancing, and sometimes light comedy.

Noun

song-and-dance man (plural song-and-dance men)

  1. (slightly dated) A multi-talented entertainer who specializes in combining singing, dancing, and sometimes light comedy.
    • There was music in John's blood. His paternal grandfather, also named John, was a professional song-and-dance man.2020, The Editors of PEOPLE, “John”, in PEOPLE Celebrating Beatlemania, page 27

Forms of song-and-dance man

pluralsong-and-dance men

Origin of song-and-dance man

From song-and-dance + -man. The term originates from the late 19th-century era of American vaudeville, where performers put on crowd-pleasing, variety-style routines.

Questions about song-and-dance man

What does song-and-dance man mean?
Song-and-dance man means a multi-talented entertainer who specializes in combining singing, dancing, and sometimes light comedy.
What part of speech is song-and-dance man?
Song-and-dance man is a noun.
What is the plural of song-and-dance man?
The plural of song-and-dance man is song-and-dance men.

Words near song-and-dance man in the dictionary

  1. Song Sol.
  2. song sparrow
  3. song sparrows
  4. song thrush
  5. song thrushes
  6. song-and-dance man
  7. song-craft
  8. Songbei
  9. songbird
  10. songbirdlike
  11. songbirds

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