cancan
verb
- to dance the cancan
noun
No English definition recorded for this entry.
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Pronunciation: /ˈkænˌkæn/ / /ˈkanˌkan/ / /ˈkɛnˌkɛn/
noun
Etymology: Etymology tree French cancanbor. English cancan Borrowed from French cancan.
- A high-kicking chorus line dance originating in France.
“They formed up, in perfect silence, in two lines, facing each other between us and the fire, and then the dance - a sort of infernal and fiendish cancan - began.”
- A high-kicking chorus line dance originating in France.
- A trick where one leg is brought over the seat, so that both legs are on one side.
verb
Etymology: Etymology tree French cancanbor. English cancan Borrowed from French cancan.
- To dance the cancan.