Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cushion dance

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.56 in modern English

Syllables: cush-ion -dance
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A dance in which one person carries a cushion around the room, placing it before someone he or she wishes to kiss; after which kiss, the chosen person takes up the cushion and continues the dance.

Example Sentences

"I'm aa for the cushion dance; I wad na give a baubee for a baa withoot that."
"The famous 'cushion dance' was physically safer, though its association with flirtatious interaction ensured a measure of controversy."
"The company in the emblem appears to be of a higher status than the villagers who dance the cushion dance in Tortworth, but the way in which the man approaches the seated woman, holding the cushion in one hand and doffing his hat with the other while he bows, is likely similar to the village version."
"They all take partners and places for a cushion dance."

Inflected Forms

cushion dances (plural) cushion-dance (alternative)

Synonyms

kissing dance

Questions

What does cushion dance mean?: A dance in which one person carries a cushion around the room, placing it before someone he or she wishes to kiss; after which kiss, the chosen person takes up the cushion and continues the dance.

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