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

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.

From The Daily Beast

Maria “Macarena” Paz, a Caracas engineer, is underwhelmed by this explanation.

From The Daily Beast

Also, and embarrassingly, LFO, Color Me Badd, and whoever it was that sang ‘Macarena.’

From The Daily Beast

His followers were disappointed; they got Newt Gingrich and the Macarena instead.

From The Daily Beast

All the women from Triana and the Macarena are here, amusing themselves simply and quietly with a joyous decorum.

From Project Gutenberg

Her father, an old-time dealer in brandies, had left her two houses on the outskirts of Macarena.

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He had sent for the most influential brethren of the Macarena to explain to them that he would be in the procession.

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He would drink the next day without fear, when the Macarena was left safe in her church.

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This is the procession of the Virgin of Macarena, the patron saint of bullfighters and all Seville.

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