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noun
a ceremonial dance of the American Indian in which snakes or representations of snakes are handled or imitated by the dancers.
a parade or procession, especially in celebration of a sports victory, in which the participants weave in single file in a serpentine course.
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Origin of snake dance
An Americanism dating back to 1765â75
Words nearby snake dance
snakebit, snakebite, snakebite remedy, snakeblenny, snake charmer, snake dance, snake doctor, snake eyes, snake feeder, snake fence, snakefish
Other definitions for snake dance (2 of 2)
snake-dance
[ sneyk-dans, -dahns ]
/ ËsneÉȘkËdĂŠns, -ËdÉns /
verb (used without object), snake-danced, snake-danc·ing.
to perform a snake dance.
Origin of snake-dance
First recorded in 1880â85
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British Dictionary definitions for snake dance
snake dance
noun
a ceremonial dance, performed by the priests of the American Hopi Indians, in which live snakes are held in the mouth
- the swaying movements of snakes responding to a snake charmer
- a Hindu dance in which performers imitate such snake movements
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