buck and wing
a tap dance derived in style from Irish clog dances and Black social dances, marked especially by vigorous hopping, flinging of the legs, and clicking of the heels.
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In the center of the room was a large man dancing a fair buck-and-wing to the time so uproariously set by his companions.
Hopalong Cassidy's Rustler Round-Up | Clarence Edward MulfordBottger insisted that the buck-and-wing and the double shuffle and other forms of jiggery were low.
We Can't Have Everything | Rupert HughesWhereupon two or three youngsters jumped out and performed a good imitation of a buck-and-wing dance.
Negritos of Zambales | William Allan ReedSleepdep came down on him like a hammer as he checked in for his flight and began the ritual security-clearing buck-and-wing.
Makers | Cory DoctorowRoland's heart executed the opening steps of a buck-and-wing dance.
A Man of Means | P. G. Wodehouse and C. H. Bovill
British Dictionary definitions for buck and wing
US a boisterous tap dance, derived from Black and Irish clog dances
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