dingolay

动词 v.
/ˈdɪŋɡəʊleɪ/    /ˈdɪŋɡoʊleɪ/

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To perform a kind of lively dance with hand movements. Caribbean,intransitive
    — Believe me, friends, if I were King / I'd marry any woman and give her a ring, / I wouldn't give a damn what the people say / So long as she can wash, cook, and dingolay. [Commenting on the abdication of Edward VIII.]

词形变化

dingolays present,singular,third-person dingolaying participle,present dingolayed participle,past dingolayed past

词源

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁
Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is-
Proto-Italic *dis-
Latin dis-
Old French des-
Middle French des-
Proto-Indo-European *grenǵʰ-
Proto-Germanic *kringaną
Proto-Germanic *kringazder.
Old Dutch *kring
Middle Dutch kring
Middle Dutch crinkelenbor.
Old French gringoller
Middle French gringueler
Middle French desgringueler
French dégringolerder.?
Kongo dyengulader.
English dingolay
From Kongo dyengula (“to gyrate the waist while dancing”), possibly from French dégringoler (“to fall down, tumble”).
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