cut the rug

A form of cut a rug — To dance, especially in a vigorous manner and in one of the dance styles of the first half of the twentieth century.

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Meanings

verbcut the rug (third-person singular simple present cuts the rug, present participle cutting the rug, simple past and past participle cut the rug)

present singular third person cuts the rug · participle present cutting the rug

  1. alternativeAlternative form of cut a rug.
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APA

cut the rug. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cut%20the%20rug

MLA

“cut the rug.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cut%20the%20rug. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cut the rug,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cut%20the%20rug.

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