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Texas Tommy

Texas Tommy noun: a dance move popular in the early 20th century, and now in swing dancing, in which the lead passes the follower's hand behind the follower's back and pulls them into a turn.

Noun

Texas Tommy

  1. A dance move popular in the early 20th century, and now in swing dancing, in which the lead passes the follower's hand behind the follower's back and pulls them into a turn.
    • The tango, the Texas Tommy, Walking the Dog, the one step, the fox trot, the shimmy, and all their out-growths, had their origin in the palaces of lust on the Barbary Coast of San Francisco.1930, Jefferis & Nichols, Safe Counsel or Practical Eugenics, page 200
  2. A type of hot dog from Philadelphia served with bacon and cheese.

Questions about Texas Tommy

What does Texas Tommy mean?
Texas Tommy means a dance move popular in the early 20th century, and now in swing dancing, in which the lead passes the follower's hand behind the follower's back and pulls them into a turn.
What part of speech is Texas Tommy?
Texas Tommy is a noun.

Words near Texas Tommy in the dictionary

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  3. texas tender
  4. Texas toast
  5. Texas toasts
  6. Texas Tommy
  7. Texas toothpick
  8. Texas toothpicks
  9. Texas tower
  10. Texas towers
  11. Texas Triangle

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