Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dirty dancing

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.22 in modern English

Syllables
dirty -danc-ing
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A morally unclean, indecent or sexually provocative style of dancing; a striptease.

Uncountable

noun

A style of dance for a man and a woman, involving close contact and sexually provocative body movements.

Uncountable

verb

present participle and gerund of dirty dance

Example Sentences

Usage

Synonyms

bump and grind striptease

Questions

What does dirty dancing mean?
A morally unclean, indecent or sexually provocative style of dancing; a striptease.

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