Watusi
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Watusi is a noun meaning A popular African-inspired dance of the 1960s, fueled by the success of the song The Wah-Watusi by The Orlons in 1962.
Meaning
A popular African-inspired dance of the 1960s, fueled by the success of the song The Wah-Watusi by The Orlons in 1962.
More Meanings
- A Christmas firework popular in the Philippines, made with yellow phosphorus, potassium chlorate, potassium nitrate, and trinitrotoluene.
- (intransitive) To dance the watusi.
Example Sentences
Twist it in the alley With long tall Sally Twistin' with Lucy Doin' the watusi.
[…] but in the middle of it all will be some preposterous, highly charged, not to mention boob-driven image of some chick watusiing away atop an oil rig.
Baby, baby, that's the way it goes Nothing happens when you Mash Potatoes I just gotta fall in love with you Watusi is the dance to do Wah-a, wah, wah-a Watusi C'mon and take a chance and get-a with this dance.
Word Forms
- watusis
- watusiing
- watusied
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include chakacha, zilizopendwa, kwaito, ndombolo, ngoma, juba.
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