krumping

British

/ ˈkrʌmpɪŋ /

noun

a type of dancing in which participants, often wearing face paint, dance with one another in a fast and aggressive style mimicking a fight but without any physical contact

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Other Word Forms

krumper noun

Etymology

Origin of krumping

C21: origin unknown

Example Sentences

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Choreographer Randi Freitas performed alongside a crew of dancers krumping and tutting to Kendrick Lamar down a black runway in the yard.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 1, 2022

The dances, from Crip-walking to krumping, were Los Angeles specific.

From New York Times • Feb. 13, 2022

But today, some Christian parents who were forbidden to dance as youngsters see twerking, flossing and krumping and urge their children to take up the old-timey swing steps.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 21, 2020

A former competitor on NBC’s “World of Dance,” he has a unique, exquisitely smooth style that blends krumping, popping and animation.

From Washington Post • Oct. 17, 2019

Routine after breathless routine finds the rug-cutters krumping for their communities.

From The Guardian • Aug. 10, 2012

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