macarena

[ mah-kuh-rey-nuh, ‐ren-uh ]

/ ˌmɑ kəˈreɪ nə, ‐ˈrɛn ə /

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noun

(often initial capital letter) a dance performed in a group line or solo and following a rhythmic pattern of arm, hand, and hip movements in time to a Spanish song.

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Origin of macarena

1990–95; <Spanish: feminine of macareno boaster, braggart

Words nearby macarena

Macao, Macapá, Macapagal, Macapagal Arroyo, macaque, macarena, macaron, macaroni, macaroni and cheese, macaronic, macaroni cheese

How to use macarena in a sentence

They point out emergency exits by way of a quick round of the Macarena, and then we are on our way with the first course.
Join The Mile High (Dining) Club|Allison McNearney|September 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Maria “Macarena” Paz, a Caracas engineer, is underwhelmed by this explanation.
Who Will Maduro Blame for Venezuela’s Blackout This Time?|Daniel Lansberg-Rodríguez|June 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Also, and embarrassingly, LFO, Color Me Badd, and whoever it was that sang ‘Macarena.’
11 Worst Songs of the Summer of All Time|Kevin Fallon|June 4, 2013|DAILY BEAST
His followers were disappointed; they got Newt Gingrich and the Macarena instead.
A Reality Check for the Doomsday Unhinged|John Avlon|May 21, 2011|DAILY BEAST

All the women from Triana and the Macarena are here, amusing themselves simply and quietly with a joyous decorum.
Things seen in Spain|C. Gasquoine Hartley
Her father, an old-time dealer in brandies, had left her two houses on the outskirts of Macarena.
The Blood of the Arena|Vicente Blasco Ibez
He had sent for the most influential brethren of the Macarena to explain to them that he would be in the procession.
The Blood of the Arena|Vicente Blasco Ibez
He would drink the next day without fear, when the Macarena was left safe in her church.
The Blood of the Arena|Vicente Blasco Ibez
This is the procession of the Virgin of Macarena, the patron saint of bullfighters and all Seville.
Getting to know Spain|Dee Day