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Travolt

Travolt verb: to dance in the manner of John Travolta in Saturday Night Fever.

Verb

Travolt (third-person singular simple present Travolts, present participle Travolting, simple past and past participle Travolted)

  1. (slang, uncommon) To dance in the manner of John Travolta in Saturday Night Fever.
    • Hustling at the door to get into Studio 54 / Well, I was in and everybody was Travolting1979, “Fashion Pack”, in Never Trust a Pretty Face, performed by Amanda Lear
    • As I lock eyes with a sleek-headed boy with a high IFR, Travolting away like there's no tomorrow.2002, Andrea Semple, The Ex-Factor, →ISBN, page 165

Forms of Travolt

third-person singular presentTravolts
present participleTravolting
past participleTravolted
pastTravolted

Questions about Travolt

What does Travolt mean?
Travolt means to dance in the manner of John Travolta in Saturday Night Fever.
What part of speech is Travolt?
Travolt is a verb.
What is the past tense of Travolt?
The past tense of Travolt is Travolted.

Words near Travolt in the dictionary

  1. travoised
  2. travoises
  3. travoising
  4. travolator
  5. travolators
  6. Travolt
  7. Travolta
  8. travoprost
  9. travoy
  10. travoys
  11. travuniid

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