voguing

Or vo·guing

[voh-ging]

noun

1. a dance consisting of a series of stylized poses struck in imitation of fashion models.

Word History and Origins

Origin of voguing¹

1985–90; after Vogue, a fashion magazine; -ing ³

Example Sentences

According to the study, Snowball had 14 distinct dance moves, including a “headbang with lifted foot” and a parrot version of “voguing.”

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With voguing dancers flanking her, Aphrodite is aptly named.

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But 2023 was dark too, and one dancer should not be forgotten: O’Shae Sibley, who lost his young life while voguing in the parking lot of a Brooklyn gas station after a day at the beach.

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Cher was already a gay icon when “Believe” dropped, but the song sealed her reign for a new generation while mainstreaming her fabulousness in the flyover states similar to the way Madonna brought voguing to the masses a few years earlier.

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At the debut show in London, Estere shared the stage with Madonna and surprised concertgoers by voguing to her mother’s ballroom-scene-inspired 1990 hit “Vogue,” according to fan videos shared on social media.

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