bump and grind meaning: definition, quotations

bump and grind

noun

Idiomatic A sexually suggestive dance involving exaggerated hip movements, especially a striptease dance.

One of the oddest spectacles in America, in fact, has to be a Tom Jones audience, in which a couple of dozen women, usually attractive and well dressed, throw their panties onto the stage and compete for what appears to be a deep kiss from the male master of the bump and grind.1982 August 9, Gerald Clarke, “Are the Stars Out Tonight?”, in Time:

Broadly A combination of movements resembling such a dance, as in road racing, whitewater kayaking, or exercising; any activity involving prolonged jarring or shaking.

"There's inevitably a bump and grind when someone new comes into an established organization," says former senior adviser Rahm Emanuel.1998 November 19, Lloyd Grove, John Harris, “Crisis Quarterback: Gregory Craig Is Calling the Plays On Clinton's Team”, in Washington Post, retrieved 07 Aug 2008, page D01:
The typical bump and grind of short-track racing at Bristol Motor Speedway met with the panicked push of the final races of the Nascar Nextel Cup.2005 August 29, Viv Bernstein, “Victory Gives Kenseth a Shot at the Chase”, in New York Times, retrieved 07 Aug 2008:

bump and grind

verb

Idiomatic To perform such a dance or such movements.

A dozen exercisers show up twice a week to "bump and grind," "do some belly rolls" and "loosen the hip joints."2008 July 13, Stephen Regenold, “Ultrafit: Taking the pole position”, in Minneapolis Star Tribune: