hucklebuck

名词 n. 动词 v.
/ˈhʌkl.bʌk/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A rhythmic dance from the time just prior to rock and roll.
    — 1948, Paul Williams, The hucklebuck, quoted in Talkin' that talk (1986), page 168
  2. A treat consisting of frozen Kool-Aid served in a dixie cup.
    — I am turtle soup, gator soup, tenderloin catfish, shrimp saute Shrimp Samantha, fried shrimp, stuffed shrimp, peeled ice shrimp, Crabmeat au gratin, berled crab, stuffed crab, Shrimp Newberg, Shrimp etoufeé, Bananas Foster, Hubig’s Pies, Roman
  3. A hillbilly or otherwise culturally backwards person. derogatory,slang
    — […] I had a patrolman pull over a hot roller 'bout two hours ago. One a'them boys in the stolen car opened up on my man, who's in Atlanta General breathing through a tube and, according to the docs, ain't never gonna wake up. […] If they find those hucklebucks, I'm gonna have a hollow-point street dance on my hands, but in my spare time, what can I do to serve my Federal government?"
动词 v.
  1. To dance the hucklebuck.
    — "We jumped* and boped* and stamped around the floor, we hucklebucked until my back is sore but honey, wont you waltz with me once more*.
  2. To move quickly, with quick movements and, often, going in circles.
    — Macon hucklebucked eleven flights rather than risk one elevator stare.

词形变化

hucklebucks plural hucklebucks present,singular,third-person hucklebucking participle,present hucklebucked participle,past hucklebucked past

词源

词源 1
The dance is perhaps from huckle (“hip”) + buck.
词源 2
The dance is perhaps from huckle (“hip”) + buck.
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