do-si-do

American  

[doh-see-doh] / ˈdoʊ siˈdoʊ /

noun

do-si-dos plural

1. a figure in square-dancing, in which two persons advance, pass around each other back to back, and return to their places.

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verb (used with object)

do-si-doed, do-si-doing

1. to dance this figure around (one's partner).

verb (used without object)

do-si-doed, do-si-doing

1. to execute a do-si-do.

do-si-do British  

/ ˌdəʊsɪˈdəʊ /

noun

1. a square-dance figure in which dancers pass each other with right shoulders close or touching and circle back to back

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1. a call instructing dancers to perform such a figure

Other Word Forms

Inflected Forms

noun

• do-si-dos
  plural

Etymology

Origin of do-si-do

see origin at dos-à-dos