Texas Tommy

noun

A dance move popular in the early 20th century, and now in swing dancing, in which the lead passes the follower's hand behind the follower's back and pulls them into a turn.

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Meanings

noun
  1. A dance move popular in the early 20th century, and now in swing dancing, in which the lead passes the follower's hand behind the follower's back and pulls them into a turn.

    The tango, the Texas Tommy, Walking the Dog, the one step, the fox trot, the shimmy, and all their out-growths, had their origin in the palaces of lust on the Barbary Coast of San Francisco.

    1930, Jefferis & Nichols, Safe Counsel or Practical Eugenics, page 200
  2. A type of hot dog from Philadelphia served with bacon and cheese.
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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