rug-cutting

noun

Vigorous dancing, especially in early 20th-century styles; the act of one who cuts a rug.

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Meanings

nounrug-cutting (uncountable)
  1. idiomaticinformaluncountableVigorous dancing, especially in early 20th-century styles; the act of one who cuts a rug.
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