do-si-do

Definition of Do-si-do in English :

1. do-si-do

a square-dance figure; two dancers approach each other and circle back to back before returning to their original places

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Do-si-do

noun

1.

a square-dance figure in which dancers pass each other with right shoulders close or touching and circle back to back

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2.

a call instructing dancers to perform such a figure

nounWord forms: plural ˈdo-si-ˈdos

1.

a movement in various folk dances, in which two dancers approach each other, pass back to back, and return to their original positions

verb transitive, verb intransitiveWord forms: ˈdo-si-ˈdoed or ˈdo-si-ˈdoing

2.

to execute a do-si-do (with)

n. pl. do-si-dos

1. A movement in square dancing in which two dancers approach each other and circle back to back, then return to their original positions.

2. The call given to signal such a movement.