conga line

noun

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

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The jingle was a triumph of earworming, and nobody balked at putting baseball at the head of the conga line of signifiers. Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 27 Mar. 2026 The team became the spectacle of Havana, with Maduro’s Gran Stadium filling with the sound of pounding drums and a conga line snaking through the crowd, as baseball felt more like a festival than a game. Tyler Carmona, Miami Herald, 11 Mar. 2026 Then the whole family forms a sort of conga line back to the bathroom, where the bath is waiting. Elisabeth Sherman, Parents, 20 Feb. 2026 On Saturday, the order line at Café Corazón had more energy than usual as a conga line snaked through hundreds of guests to a DJ playing Latin pop in the café’s intimate lobby. Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 14 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for conga line

Word History

First Known Use

1938, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of conga line was in 1938

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“Conga line.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/conga%20line. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.

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