Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cut a rug

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.71 in modern English

Syllables: cut a rug
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To dance, especially in a vigorous manner and in one of the dance styles of the first half of the twentieth century.

Informal

verb

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see cut, a, rug.

Example Sentences

"Young-generation patrons seem to be as fascinated watching the more mature dancers cut a rug."
"Came here to get ya, but I can't wait / To grab me a partner and cut a rug up tonight"
"The way you can cut a rug, watching you's the only drug I need."
"Let's dance / Cut a rug together / Looking at forever / It's the way that I want it to be"
"Shake it up, throw your hands up and get loose / Cut a rug, lean into the fuckin' youth"

Usage

Informal

Inflected Forms

cuts a rug (present, singular) cutting a rug (participle, present) cut the rug (alternative)

Phrases

rug-cutter rug-cutting cut it up bust a move cut the pigeon wing

Frequently Paired Words

cut it up bust a move cut the pigeon wing

Questions

What does cut a rug mean?: To dance, especially in a vigorous manner and in one of the dance styles of the first half of the twentieth century.

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