stomp

[stomp]

verb (used with object)

stamp(defs 1–3).

verb (used without object)

stamp(defs 11, 12).

to dance the stomp.

noun

stamp(def 14).

a jazz composition, especially in early jazz, marked by a driving rhythm and a fast tempo.

a dance to this music, usually marked by heavy stamping of the feet.

Origin of stomp

First recorded in 1820–30; variant of stamp

Related formsstomp·er, noun

Can be confusedstamp stomp

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British Dictionary definitions for stompers

stomp

verb (intr)

informal to tread or stamp heavily

noun

a rhythmic stamping jazz dance

Word Origin for stomp

variant of stamp

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Word Origin and History for stompers

stomp

1803, variant of stamp. Related: Stomped; stomping. Noun meaning "lively social dance" is recorded from 1912 in jazz slang.