rigadoon
noun
rig·a·doon
ˌri-gə-ˈdün 
variants
or rigaudon
: a lively dance of the 17th and 18th centuries
also
: the music for a rigadoon
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And yet, in a rigadoon like the one the U.S. and Iran have engaged in the past 40 years, chucking out the script is perhaps the only sane response right now.
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Holman W. Jenkins, WSJ, 25 June 2019
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Holman W. Jenkins, WSJ, 25 June 2019
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“Rigadoon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rigadoon. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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