Meanings
nountap dance (plural tap dances)
plural tap dances
- figurativelyidiomaticAny act or performance, especially one viewed as servile, designed to please, appease, or win the approval of others.
Synonyms: dog and pony show, song and dance
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA rhythmic dance in which the heels and toes of the dancer's shoes make a series of clicks.
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nounAny act or performance, especially one viewed as servile, designed to please, appease, or win the approval of others.
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Translations
Bulgarian степ
- степ (step)dance
Catalan claqué
- claquédance
Chinese Mandarin 踢踏舞
- 踢踏舞 (tītàwǔ)dance
Czech step
- stepdance
Finnish steppi
- steppidance
French claquettes
- claquettesdance
German Stepptanz
- Stepptanzdance
Greek κλακέτες
- κλακέτες (klakétes)dance
Māori kanikani patō
- kanikani patōdance
Polish stepowanie
- stepowaniedance
Portuguese sapateado
- sapateadodance
Romanian step
- stepdance
Russian чечётка, степ
- чечётка (čečótka)dance
- степ (stɛp)dance
Spanish claqué
- claquédance
Ukrainian чечі́тка, степ
- чечі́тка (čečítka)dance
- степ (step)dance
Vietnamese nhảy thiết hài
- nhảy thiết hàidance
Cite this entry
APA
tap dance. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tap%20dance
MLA
“tap dance.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tap%20dance. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tap dance,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tap%20dance.
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