thé dansant

[ tey dahn-sahn ]

noun

, French.

, plural thés dan·sants [tey dah, n, -, sahn].

1. a tea dance.

thé dansant

/ te dɑ̃sɑ̃ /

noun

1. a dance held while afternoon tea is served, popular in the 1920s and 1930s

Word History and Origins

Origin of thé dansant¹

literally: dancing tea