Etymology

potty dance

Today it means: Voluntary or involuntary movements resulting from trying to avoid urination when one's bladder is full, typically by crossing one's legs, hopping, twitching, or holding one's crotch. Full definition →

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The story

From potty + dance. The first sense is from the movements ostensibly resembling a dance.

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