song and dance

song and dance

noun

Definition of SONG AND DANCE

1

: a theatrical performance (as a vaudeville performance) combining singing and dancing

2

: a long and often familiar statement or explanation that is usually not true or pertinent

Examples of SONG AND DANCE

1. <instead of simply denying our request, the mayor's representative gave us a song and dance about legal issues and municipal liability>

First Known Use of SONG AND DANCE

1870

Related to SONG AND DANCE

Synonyms: bafflegab, double-talk, gobbledygook (also gobbledegook), rigmarole (also rigamarole), gibberish

Related Words: bureaucratese, computerese, educationese, governmentese, legalese, Pentagonese, psychobabble, technobabble; bombast, fustian, gas, grandiloquence, hot air, hype, oratory, rhetoric, wind

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Rhymes with SONG AND DANCE

at first glance, ballroom dance, belly dance, fighting chance, happenstance, in advance, open stance, smarty-pants