hambo
Americannoun
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Etymology
Origin of hambo
1920–25; < Swedish, dial. shortening of Hanebo parish in Hälsingland, Sweden, after which the dance is named
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In this edition, participants will dance the hambo, taught by Harry Khamis and Pat Pi, and hear music by the Metrognomes.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 30, 2022
They were doing a Swedish dance called the hambo.
From New York Times ● Jun. 21, 2013
He believes he is smooth and swift because he enjoys running more than anything else in the world except playing his accordion and doing the hambo, a native Swedish dance.
From Time Magazine Archive
Last week, against a slugging left-hander named Bob Murphy, distinctly no hambo, he made his Garden debut.
From Time Magazine Archive
One of his favorite spare-time activities is folk dancing, in particular the rousing Swedish hambo.
From Time Magazine Archive
Harry Matthews of Seattle has been knocking over the hambos of the middleweight and light-heavyweight divisions for eight years, but the wise boys just asked, "Who'd he ever beat?"
From Time Magazine Archive
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