Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

breakdancing

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.14 in modern English

Syllables: break-danc-ing
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An urban style of acrobatic street dance that originated in the hip hop culture of New York City in the late 20th century.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Hollywood made movies about breakdancing, dancers performed at the White House and the sky seemed the limit."

Etymology

From break + dancing. Influenced by breakdown (the percussion break of songs chosen by a DJ for use in hip-hop music) -- breakdancers were originally those who danced to a breakdown.

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

break dancing (alternative) break-dancing (alternative)

Synonyms

b-boying b-girling breaking

Questions

What does breakdancing mean?: An urban style of acrobatic street dance that originated in the hip hop culture of New York City in the late 20th century.
Where does breakdancing come from?: From break + dancing. Influenced by breakdown (the percussion break of songs chosen by a DJ for use in hip-hop music) -- breakdancers were originally those who danced to a breakdown.

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