para para

noun

A Japanese type of dance from the 1980s.

OriginJapanese パラパラ →
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Meanings

nounpara para (uncountable)

alternative para-para · alternative parapara

  1. uncountableA Japanese type of dance from the 1980s.

    dancing the para para, dancing all night long

    1998, “D.I.S.C.O.”, performed by Go Go Girls

Origin

  1. Japaneseパラパラ
  2. Englishpara para

From Japanese パラパラ (parapara).

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