gopak
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of gopak
1925–30; < Ukrainian gopák, derivative of gop interjection uttered during such dances < Polish hop < German hopp, hops, akin to hop 1
Example Sentences
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His successor Nikita Khrushchev recalled being made to perform the gopak.
From Salon ● Mar. 19, 2026
The gopak is a strenuous national dance, performed in a squatting position, with the men rapidly kicking one leg out and then the other, all the time moving around a large circle.
From Time Magazine Archive
Why don't you dance a gopak for us?
From Time Magazine Archive
Last week, as large slabs of the speech hit the front pages of non-Communist European newspapers, the storm broke over the heads of the cautious The "gopak" was still missing.
From Time Magazine Archive
No mention was made, either, of the fact that, at Stalin's order, the elephantine Khrushchev had once performed the gopak, a fast Ukrainian dance.
From Time Magazine Archive
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