frug

[ froog ]

noun

a dance deriving from the twist.

verb (used without object),frugged, frug·ging.

to dance the frug.

Origin of frug

¹

First recorded in 1960–65; of unexplained origin; perhaps akin to frig¹

Other words from frug

frugger, noun

Words Nearby frug

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How to use frug in a sentence

When frug began to write in his native dialect, he had already acquired a reputation in a literary language.
The History of Yiddish Literature in the Nineteenth Century | Leo Wiener

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