sing-sing

noun

A kind of antelope; the kob.

Meanings

sing-sing1

nounsing-sing (plural sing-sings)

plural sing-sings

  1. datedA kind of antelope; the kob.

    […] the N'samma Antelope, which appears to be the native name in Uganda for the Kobus sing-sing.

    1867, Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London, page 7
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    The negroes believe that its presence has a sanitary effect upon their cattle; and hardly a flock is seen without having one or two sing-sings along with it.

    1867, Mayne Reid, Quadrupeds: what they are and where found, page 141

sing-sing2

nounsing-sing (plural sing-sings)

plural sing-sings · alternative singsing

  1. An annual gathering of tribes or villages in Papua New Guinea in order to share dance, music, and culture.

Origin

  1. Tok Pisinsingsing
  2. Englishsing-sing

Borrowed from Tok Pisin singsing.

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