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watusi

Wa·tu·si
W w

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [wah-too-see]
    • /wɑˈtu si/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [wah-too-see]
    • /wɑˈtu si/

Definitions of watusi word

  • noun plural watusi Tutsi. 1
  • noun watusi a member of a cattle-owning Negroid people of Rwanda and Burundi in Africa 0
  • noun watusi a member of a people of Burundi and Rwanda 0
  • noun watusi A popular dance of the 1960s, fueled by the success of the song "Wah-Watusi" by The Orlons in 1962. Secondary in popularity to dances such as the Twist. 0
  • verb watusi (Intransitive Verb) To dance the watusi. 0

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Parts of speech for Watusi

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

watusi popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 54% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

watusi usage trend in Literature

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Top questions with watusi

  • how to do the watusi?
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  • what does watusi mean?
  • how to watusi?
  • how to dance the watusi?
  • what is the watusi dance?
  • watusi dance how to?

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