Etymology

Batusi

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Today it means: A style of go-go dance from the early 1960s in which the hands are drawn across the eyes with the index and middle finger held in a vee (in imitation of Batman's mask). Full definition →

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The story

Blend of bat + watusi, first appearing in the TV series Batman.

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