cancan

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
10
Words With Friends
14
Letters
6
Pronunciation
/ˈkænˌkæn/
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/ˈkænˌkæn/ · /ˈkanˌkan/ · /ˈkɛnˌkɛn/

Definition of cancan

4 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. A high-kicking chorus line dance originating in France.
    “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.”
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noun

  1. A high-kicking chorus line dance originating in France.
    “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.”
  2. (broadly)A high-kicking chorus line dance originating in France.
  3. A trick where one leg is brought over the seat, so that both legs are on one side.

verb

  1. To dance the cancan.

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Etymology

Borrowed from French cancan.

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