polka

verb

Definition of polkanext
as in to waltz

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for polka
  1. waltz
  2. tango
  3. boogie
  4. bop
  5. jitterbug
  6. jive
  7. jig
  8. shuffle
Verb
  • Tom Hardy’s Eddie Brock has finally waltzed off into the sunset…or has he?
    Declan Gallagher, EW.com, 26 Oct. 2024
  • The one-minute preview also features new clips of Gaga and the Napoleon actor kissing in a burning room, sharing cigarette smoke through jail cell bars and waltzing under streetlights.
    Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 9 Sep. 2024
Definition of waltz
Verb
  • Oakland baseball almost always tangoed with tension between supporters and ownership—but not with players.
    Dan Bernstein, Sportico.com, 26 Sep. 2024
  • Yesterday’s Boeing purchases might have been a not-so-subtle reminder to the EU and Airbus that two can tango at the tariff game.
    Brendan Ahern, Forbes, 20 Sep. 2024
Definition of tango
Verb
  • Rosie remarked that Joey knew how to boogie, while Derek appreciated how content-packed the routine was.
    Monica Mercuri, Forbes, 7 Oct. 2024
  • This election is a broken info-pipe of raw sewage spewing in every direction, and these guys are boogieing down in the muck.
    Anita Chabria, Los Angeles Times, 15 Aug. 2024
Definition of boogie
Verb
  • The Alan Menken songs will get your head bopping amid the retro narrative about a nerdy flower guy (Rich Moranis) who has a crush on a co-worker (Ellen Greene) and develops a co-dependent friendship with a man-eating plant. 15.
    Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 23 Oct. 2024
  • There was one brave cast member who bopped to his own beat, and that man was Liev Schreiber.
    Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 6 Sep. 2024
Definition of bop
Verb
  • Clifton Daniel, for instance, jitterbugged with an expertise that increased one’s respect for The New York Times.
    Gloria Steinem, Vogue, 14 Feb. 2024
  • Linders says the audience for trad jazz can generally be put into three categories: There are swing dancers who are eager to jitterbug to some hot sounds.
    Noah Schaffer, BostonGlobe.com, 21 Aug. 2023
Definition of jitterbug
Verb
  • Ready or not, the Dancing With the Stars competitors are jamming, jiving, and foxtrotting in full throttle.
    Calie Schepp, EW.com, 9 Oct. 2024
  • When reality doesn’t jive with her desires (see also: Shauna’s early acceptance to Brown), no one dares shatter her illusions.
    Judy Berman, TIME, 2 Oct. 2024
Definition of jive
Verb
  • Diamond jigs were originally intended to be dropped straight down from a boat and jigged vertically.
    Joe Cermele, Outdoor Life, 17 Oct. 2024
  • Owned by the Chinese, the ship was flagged to Argentina and jigging in Argentinian waters.
    Ian Urbina, TIME, 1 Aug. 2024
Definition of jig
Verb
  • The same account posted a separate video showing a woman collecting her jacket from the back of her chair and shuffling past other people to get out of the row.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
  • Things could be shuffled here soon after three linemen left the game with injuries.
    Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune, 28 Oct. 2024
Definition of shuffle
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