tap dance

See also: tapdance and tap-dance

English

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tap dance

Wikipedia

tap dance (plural tap dances)

1. A rhythmic dance in which the heels and toes of the dancer's shoes make a series of clicks.

   Synonym: tap

2. (figurative, idiomatic) Any act or performance, especially one viewed as servile, designed to please, appease, or win the approval of others.

   Synonyms: dog and pony show, song and dance

Related terms

• tap-dance
• tap-dancer

Translations

dance

Bulgarian: степ (bg) m (step) Catalan: claqué m Chinese: Mandarin: 踢踏舞 (zh) (tītàwǔ) Czech: step (cs) m Finnish: steppi French: claquettes (fr) f pl German: Stepptanz (de) Greek: κλακέτες (el) f pl (klakétes) Macedonian: степ m (step) Maori: kanikani patō Portuguese: sapateado m Romanian: step (ro) n Russian: чечётка (ru) f (čečótka), степ (ru) m (stɛp) Spanish: claqué (es) m Ukrainian: чечі́тка f (čečítka), степ m (step) Vietnamese: nhảy thiết hài