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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Line Dancing at the Saloon Get ready to kick, stomp, and do-si-do at the River Ranch Saloon and Dance Hall!
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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
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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“Do-si-do.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/do-si-do. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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