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polka
[pohl-kuh, poh-kuh]
noun
plural
polkasa lively couple dance of Bohemian origin, with music in duple meter.
a piece of music for such a dance or in its rhythm.
verb (used without object)
to dance the polka.
polka
/ ˈɒə /
noun
a 19th-century Bohemian dance with three steps and a hop, in fast duple time
a piece of music composed for or in the rhythm of this dance
verb
(intr) to dance a polka
polka
A lively dance for couples, originating in eastern Europe.
Word History and Origins
Origin of polka1
Word History and Origins
Origin of polka1
Example Sentences
It was mainly square dancing, but we also learned to waltz, polka, schottische and foxtrot.
Madigan is fond of the trick that is setting particularly bloody sequences to high-energy, tonally mismatched tunes — Hartnett bashes and stabs his way through everything from punk to polka.
But then I found a colorized obscure album cover of Bob in the shirt, and it was green polka dot, which even made it, I think, less attractive to Jim.
Musical groups touch on jazz, klezmer, reggae, polka, gospel and more, as the festivities strive to reflect Hanukkah, Kwanzaa and other cultural traditions, this year delves deeper into Southern California’s Filipino and Aztec communities.
In Aspartame, the descriptions of the physical side effects of bulimia aren’t sugar coated, she is “rail thin in a polka dress” with “tooth enamel dissolved by stomach acid”.
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