burn the roof

verb

To experience a great time enjoying and dancing to the music in a dancehall or nightclub.

Meanings

verbburn the roof (third-person singular simple present burns the roof, present participle burning the roof, simple past and past participle burned the roof or burnt the roof)

present singular third person burns the roof · participle present burning the roof · participle past burned the roof · past burned the roof · participle past burnt the roof · past burnt the roof

  1. idiomaticslangTo experience a great time enjoying and dancing to the music in a dancehall or nightclub.
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see burn, roof.
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