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song and dance

song and dance
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [sawng, song and dans, dahns]
    • /sɔŋ, sɒŋ ænd dæns, dɑns/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [sawng, song and dans, dahns]
    • /sɔŋ, sɒŋ ænd dæns, dɑns/

Definitions of song and dance words

  • noun song and dance a story or statement, especially an untrue or misleading one designed to evade the matter at hand: Every time he's late, he gives me a song and dance about oversleeping. 1
  • noun song and dance fuss 1
  • uncountable noun song and dance A song and dance act is a performance in which a person or group of people sing and dance. 0
  • noun song and dance a fuss, esp one that is unnecessary 0
  • noun song and dance a long or elaborate story or explanation, esp one that is evasive 0
  • noun song and dance singing and dancing, esp. in vaudeville 0
See all 7 definitions of song and dance

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Origin of song and dance

First appearance:

before 1870
One of the 26% newest English words
An Americanism dating back to 1870-75

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Parts of speech for Song and dance

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Song and dance

song and dance popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 5% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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Synonyms for song and dance

noun song and dance

  • alibi — If you have an alibi, you can prove that you were somewhere else when a crime was committed.
  • amphibology — ambiguity of expression, esp when due to a grammatical construction, as in save rags and waste paper
  • apologetics — the branch of theology concerned with the defence and rational justification of Christianity
  • artifact — any object made by human work; esp., a simple or primitive tool, weapon, vessel, etc.
  • barratry — (formerly) the vexatious stirring up of quarrels or bringing of lawsuits
All 41 Synonyms of song and dance

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