riverdance

noun, verb — 2 senses

noun

Etymology From river + dance, originally the trademarked name of an interval performance act during the 1994 Eurovision Song Contest.

A theatrical show based on traditional Irish music and dance.

verb

Etymology From river + dance, originally the trademarked name of an interval performance act during the 1994 Eurovision Song Contest.

To perform this style of dance.

And in a burst of Celtic drums and fiddles, a bosomy colleen with a jaunty green hat and suit jacket riverdanced onto the stage, clogging with a surprising degree of expertise, barely restrained breasts jiggling.2014, Jeff Abbott, Cut and Run:

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