black bottom

American  

noun

1. an American dance, popular in the late 1920s, marked by emphatic, sinuous movements of the hips.

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black bottom British  

noun

1. a dance of the late 1920s that originated in America, involving a sinuous rotation of the hips

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Etymology

Origin of black bottom

An Americanism dating back to 1910–15

Example Sentences

“Chad taught all of us a great deal,” she said in a speech that came after words from “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom” co-star Viola Davis and “Black Panther” director Ryan Coogler.

From Los Angeles Times

Viola Davis sincerely praises co-star Chadwick Boseman five years after his death as the ‘Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom’ Oscar-nominated actor gets a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

From Los Angeles Times

So close to unbearably that — even though it’s been more than five years since his death — Boseman’s co-star in “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom” started her speech at his star dedication ceremony by saying she couldn’t refer to him as “gone” and couldn’t link the word “death” to his memory.

From Los Angeles Times

Boseman got his one Oscar nomination, posthumously, for his lead actor performance as Levee in “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom.”

From Los Angeles Times

Black Panther director Ryan Coogler and Viola Davis, the co-star of his final film, Ma Rainey's Black Bottom, are set to speak at the event, reports claim.

From BBC