Paul Jones

noun

Any of various mixer dances that were popular in the early 20th century.

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Meanings

nounPaul Jones (plural Paul Joneses)

plural Paul Joneses

  1. Any of various mixer dances that were popular in the early 20th century.

    The orchestra has struck up a "Paul Jones," where two concentric circles of young people march in opposite directions, until the music stops. Then they take whomever is opposite them as their new dance partner.

    1973, Mario Puzo, Francis Ford Coppola, The Godfather Part II (screenplay, second draft)
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APA

Paul Jones. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Paul%20Jones

MLA

“Paul Jones.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Paul%20Jones. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Paul Jones,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Paul%20Jones.

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