conga line

noun

: a group progression in a single-file serpentine path (as in celebration of an athletic victory)

Examples of conga line in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Stay after the final whistle, because this is one of the few places where a win—or a devastating loss—can still end in a conga line. — Amber Love Bond, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026

Not to mention a conga line of billionaire tech, real-estate, and finance plutocrats paying feasance to a faux populist in exchange for contracts, pardons, and sundry favors. — Graydon Carter, Air Mail, 4 July 2026

The Norwegians chanted and danced a conga line throughout the game — even as Swanson’s first homer landed a few hundred feet to their left. — ABC News, 24 June 2026

Fans from all over, in different national team kits, danced together, eventually forming a traditional conga line. — Felipe Cardenas, New York Times, 15 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1938, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for conga line

• alkaline
• andesine
• anodyne
• anticline
• arginine
• asinine
• benzidine
• borderline
• byzantine
• calamine
• caroline
• centerline