Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

buck-and-wing

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.91 in modern English

Syllables: buck--and-wing
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A form of tap dance with gliding, sliding, and stomping movements performed at high speed.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Something done during a presentation by the presenter to distract from any negative aspects.

Colloquial; Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"His abrupt changes of mood and tone disturb even as they dazzle the reader, insisting upon the urgency of Tate's subjects and upon the emotional precariousness of the situations in which he finds them."
"With his show-business background, Reagan was unusually deft at this type of verbal buck and wing. At the president's behest, his administration renamed the multiwarhead MX missile — capable of destroying multiple major cities and tens, if not hundreds, of millions of civilians"

Etymology

From buck meaning dance and wing referring to the wing-like flapping of the arms.

Usage

Inflected Forms

buck-and-wings (plural)

Questions

What does buck-and-wing mean?: A form of tap dance with gliding, sliding, and stomping movements performed at high speed.
Where does buck-and-wing come from?: From buck meaning dance and wing referring to the wing-like flapping of the arms.

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