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
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
Why don't you dance a gopak for us?
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
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
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