majorette
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of majorette
An Americanism dating back to 1940–45; (drum) major + -ette
Example Sentences
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Lang, who works with choreographer Jai Robinson, didn’t want to limit the group to just those with majorette training, especially considering the lack of access to the style on the West Coast.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 6, 2022
This was just another reason to make sure each movement the team did stayed true to the majorette tradition.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 6, 2022
Soon after, a video circulated of Saweetie’s own days as a majorette dancer at San Diego State University before she transferred to USC.
From Washington Post • Oct. 4, 2022
After watching the Divas’ viral dance video, Amiah Joyner, a business economics student at UCLA, asked them to help start a majorette team at her school.
From Washington Post • Oct. 4, 2022
They made me the lead majorette, in the center between Radine and Gloria, another girl from the seventh grade.
From "Farewell to Manzanar" by Jeanne Houston
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