watusi
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.87 in modern English
9
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A popular African-inspired dance of the 1960s, fueled by the success of the song The Wah-Watusi by The Orlons in 1962.
noun
A Christmas firework popular in the Philippines, made with yellow phosphorus, potassium chlorate, potassium nitrate, and trinitrotoluene.
noun
Alternative form of watusi (“1960s dance”).
Example Sentences
- "Twist it in the alley With long tall Sally Twistin' with Lucy Doin' the watusi."
- "[…] but in the middle of it all will be some preposterous, highly charged, not to mention boob-driven image of some chick watusiing away atop an oil rig."
- "Watusis are recommended for crossing (with Longhorns) to obtain good roping cattle for the rodeo."
- "Converted vehicle stopped in Nebraska with gigantic-horned Watusi bovine called Howdy Doody as passenger[.]"
- "Baby, baby, that's the way it goes Nothing happens when you Mash Potatoes I just gotta fall in love with you Watusi is the dance to do Wah-a, wah, wah-a Watusi C'mon and take a chance and get-a with this dance."
- "Like I figure it would be best at that point to break for a fifteen minute Frug or Watusi."