grave-dancy

adjective

Celebrating the demise or downfall of something.

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Meanings

adjectivegrave-dancy (not comparable)
  1. neologismnot comparableCelebrating the demise or downfall of something.

    Now, maybe you see this as sort of an obvious and opportunistic publicity play by a competing social-media service. Maybe it even seems crass to you—a little grave-dancy.

    2022 November 18, Kaitlyn Tiffany, “Tumblr Gets the Last Laugh”, in The Atlantic
    1 more example

    Perhaps for them, the Kiwi Starfruit Refresher had a bad rap. So even though - to channel Eminem - some might lose themselves in the grave dancy party if it is true that Kiwi Starfruit's close to postmortem, not everyone would find that news electrifying.

    2022 May 3, A. C. Grimes, “Starbucks Baristas Are Celebrating The Possible Demise Of The 'Battery Acid' Refresher”, in Mashed

Origin

Derived from dance on someone's grave.

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APA

grave-dancy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/grave-dancy

MLA

“grave-dancy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/grave-dancy. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “grave-dancy,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/grave-dancy.

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