do-si-do
noun
plural do-si-dos
: 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
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The imperceptible do-si-do of my matter and yours in the air between us.
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Betty Gilpin, HollywoodReporter, 9 Oct. 2025
So this is something like playing musical chairs while dancing a do-si-do.
—Kansas City Star, 11 July 2025
Yoakam's shining catalog, easygoing charisma and efficient handling of the material was the primary source of Friday's energy, which led fans scattered throughout the theater's aisles to do-si-do.
—Piet Levy, jsonline.com, 22 Mar. 2025
Line Dancing at the Saloon Get ready to kick, stomp, and do-si-do at the River Ranch Saloon and Dance Hall!
—Anna Mahan, Country Living, 10 Sep. 2023
Deep inside every hard-hitting Pearl Jam grunge-a-palooza lurks a bluegrass hoedown dying to do-si-do.
—Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 12 May 2023
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Betty Gilpin, HollywoodReporter, 9 Oct. 2025
So this is something like playing musical chairs while dancing a do-si-do.
—Kansas City Star, 11 July 2025
Yoakam's shining catalog, easygoing charisma and efficient handling of the material was the primary source of Friday's energy, which led fans scattered throughout the theater's aisles to do-si-do.
—Piet Levy, jsonline.com, 22 Mar. 2025
Line Dancing at the Saloon Get ready to kick, stomp, and do-si-do at the River Ranch Saloon and Dance Hall!
—Anna Mahan, Country Living, 10 Sep. 2023
Deep inside every hard-hitting Pearl Jam grunge-a-palooza lurks a bluegrass hoedown dying to do-si-do.
—Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 12 May 2023
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