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watusis

watusis is the plural of watusi.

watusis is the third-person singular simple present indicative of watusi.

Meaning of watusi

Noun

watusi (plural watusis)

  1. A popular African-inspired dance of the 1960s, fueled by the success of the song The Wah-Watusi by The Orlons in 1962.
    • Twist it in the alley
      With long tall Sally
      Twistin' with Lucy
      Doin' the watusi.1962, “Land of a Thousand Dances”, Chris Kenner (lyrics), performed by Chris Kenner
  2. A Christmas firework popular in the Philippines, made with yellow phosphorus, potassium chlorate, potassium nitrate, and trinitrotoluene.

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Noun capitalized: Watusis

Watusis

  1. (plural) plural of Watusi

Questions about watusis

What is watusis the plural of?
Watusis is the plural of watusi.
What part of speech is watusis?
Watusis is a noun.

Words near watusis in the dictionary

  1. Wattsian
  2. Wattwil
  3. watusi
  4. watusied
  5. watusiing
  6. watusis
  7. Watwood
  8. Watwoods
  9. wau
  10. wau-wau
  11. Waubra

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