frug

American  

[froog] / frug /

noun

1. a dance deriving from the twist.

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verb (used without object)

frugged, frugging

1. to dance the frug.

Other Word Forms

• frugger noun

Etymology

Origin of frug

First recorded in 1960–65; of unexplained origin; perhaps akin to frig ¹

Example Sentences

Whatever their colorful names – frug, watusi, swim, funky chicken, jerk, on down to the rave, hip-hop, techno – free-form displaced practiced form.

From New York Times • Dec. 31, 2013

I consider myself lucky to have known, or at least danced the frug in the same disco as, the greats of French fashion.

From Slate • Jan. 24, 2013

Lady Bird Johnson, topping the bill with Hubert Humphrey, bolted into a frenetic frug and a whirling Watusi.

From Time Magazine Archive

And as President Marcos led Madame Ky, while Ky squired Imelda, Malacanang Palace rocked until 1 a.m. to the twist, the frug and Tahitian beats.

From Time Magazine Archive

Domna, rosa ses espina, sobre totas flors olens, verga seca frug fazens, terra que ses labor grana, estela, del solelh maire, noirissa del vostre paire, el mon nulha no�us semelha ni londana ni vezina.

From The Troubadours by Chaytor, H.J.