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tap-dance

verb

Definition of tap-dance

as in to waltz

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Jey Uso lost to Oba Femi and decided to waltz over to SmackDown to try to get a shot at Zayn’s title.

— Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 6 July 2026
Sweden waltzed to a 5-1 victory against Tunisia in its opener, with its forward line of Alexander Isak and Viktor Gyökeres capitalizing on some poor defending.

— Ben Church, CNN Money, 20 June 2026

Definition of waltz

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While the downtown’s worth a visit on its own, most visitors shuffle in for a visit to Singing Beach, a stretch of fine sand just 10 minutes on foot from the train station.

— Jenn Sinrich, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 July 2026
Pre-shot routines such as Patrick Cantlay’s foot-shuffling and Brian Harman’s waggles have driven golf fans up a wall.

— Gabby Herzig, New York Times, 20 July 2026

Definition of shuffle

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Vin Knight is affecting as Leopold Bloom, an anxious outsider in his city, his subconscious, and his leaky body; Scott Shepherd plays multiple roles, but is particularly droll as Blazes Boylan, jitterbugging hornily through Dublin.

— Richard Brody, New Yorker, 30 Jan. 2026
Clifton Daniel, for instance, jitterbugged with an expertise that increased one’s respect for The New York Times.

— Gloria Steinem, Vogue, 14 Feb. 2024

Definition of jitterbug

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Prior and McGuiness, along with bullpen coach Josh Bard, bop around to different pitchers, seeing who wants to throw or if anyone needs a catch partner.

— Katie Woo, New York Times, 14 July 2026
Kansas Citians soaked up the sun on Friday night, swing dancing, swaying and bopping along to Sheryl Crow on the FIFA Fan Fest stage.

— Sophie Lindberg, Kansas City Star, 12 July 2026

Definition of bop

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The customers lined the rails, shoulder to shoulder, all jigging in unison to the classic rock that was blasting from the radio.

— Matthew Every, Outdoor Life, 8 July 2026
Targeting inefficiencies in squid jigging Industrial squid fishing typically relies on a method known as jigging.

— Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 20 June 2026

Definition of jig

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