macarena

[mah-kuh-rey-nuh, ‑-ren-uh]

noun

1. (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.

Word History and Origins

Origin of macarena¹

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

Example Sentences

A former teacher who swore at pupils and danced the Macarena while under the influence of alcohol in a classroom has been banned from teaching in Wales.

From BBC

“Please send in the Marines before they start doing the Cha Cha and the Macarena!”

From Los Angeles Times

Mooney and co-writer Evan Winter fuse the “let’s throw a big party” plot formula to “The Terminator” for their “Y2K” script, but it also feels like they just wrote down everything they could remember from the late ’90s and threw it at the wall: Enron, the “Macarena,” PalmPilots, Limp Bizkit, the swing revival.

From Los Angeles Times

Payne was seen in a video shared on social media greeting fans at the concert, held at Movistar Arena — shaking hands with excited fans and playfully doing the macarena.

From Los Angeles Times

A statement from Macarena Muñoz, a councillor on Talavera council, said Mr Stevenson and a 24-year-old man, who was with him when he fell to his death, had "come to Talavera to climb the bridge and create content for social networks".

From BBC