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Suzie Qs

Suzie Qs is the plural of Suzie Q.

Meaning of Suzie Q

Noun

Suzie Q (plural Suzie Qs)

  1. A dance move, originating in the USA in the 1930s, in which the feet perform alternating cross-steps and sidesteps with a swivel action.
    • 'Most modern dances were invented here,' said Leiter. 'That's how good it is. The Lindy Hop, Truckin', the Susie Q, the Shag. All started on that floor. Every big American band you've ever heard of is proud that it once played here - Duke Ellington, Louis Armstrong, Cab Calloway, Noble Sissle...1954, Ian Fleming, “Nigger Heaven”, in Live and Let Die, London: Pan Books, published 1957, page 52

Questions about Suzie Qs

What is Suzie Qs the plural of?
Suzie Qs is the plural of Suzie Q.

Words near Suzie Qs in the dictionary

  1. Suzi
  2. Suzi Wong
  3. Suzi Wongs
  4. Suzie
  5. Suzie Q
  6. Suzie Qs
  7. Suzie Rottencrotch
  8. Suzie Wong
  9. Suzie Wongs
  10. Suzon
  11. Suzuka

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