cellar flap

noun

Synonym of double shuffle.

Meanings

nouncellar flap (plural cellar flaps)

plural cellar flaps

  1. UKobsoleteslangSynonym of double shuffle.

    Synonyms: double shuffle

Synonyms & antonyms

nounSynonym of double shuffle.

Origin

So called because it might be danced on the cellar flap of a public house by somebody with no money, who could not enter.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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