do-si-do

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do–si–do

noun \ˌdō-(ˌ)sē-ˈdō\
plural do–si–dos

Definition of DO-SI-DO

: a square-dance figure: a : a figure in which the dancers pass each other right shoulder to right shoulder and circle each other back to back b : a figure in which the woman moves in a figure circling first her partner and then the man on her right

Origin of DO-SI-DO

French dos-à-dos back to back
First Known Use: 1926

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