cut a rug

phrase

old-fashioned slang

: to dance in an energetic way

He's not young anymore, but he can still cut a rug on the dance floor.

Examples of cut a rug in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

After a shirtless man cut a rug outside federal court to show his joy for Combs, a woman in a bikini followed up with her celebratory dance. — Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 3 July 2025

Others cut a rug thanks to beats delivered by celebrity DJ Daisy O’Dell who turned up the volume with danceable, old-school hits. — Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Jan. 2024

Saban has never turned down the opportunity to cut a rug, as evidenced by various social media videos that have surfaced over the years. — Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 11 Jan. 2024

The coach has been known to cut a rug from time-to-time during team functions, which impressed his team’s star linebacker. — Creg Stephenson | [email protected], al, 19 July 2023

In the 1920s and 30s, taxi dance halls were dance spaces that allowed young Filipino men employed as farmworkers to cut a rug in their limited leisure time. — Lynda Lin Grigsby, CNN, 29 Jan. 2023

Rhymes for cut a rug

• antidrug
• mealybug
• multidrug
• chug
• doug
• drug
• dug
• hug
• jug
• lug
• mug
• plug