Cancan
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈkænˌkæn/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Cancan is a noun meaning (dance) A high-kicking chorus line dance originating in France.
Meaning
(dance) A high-kicking chorus line dance originating in France.
More Meanings
- (motocross) A trick where one leg is brought over the seat, so that both legs are on one side.
- To dance the cancan.
Example Sentences
They formed up, in perfect silence, in two lines, facing each other between us and the fire, and then the dance - a sort of infernal and fiendish cancan - began.
Word Forms
- cancans
- can-can
- cancanning
- cancanned
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include java, coranto, canzona, canso, contredanse, charanga.
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