do-si-do

(dō′sē dō′)

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a movement in various folk dances, in which two dancers approach each other, pass back to back, and return to their original positions

transitive verb, intransitive verb do-si-doed, do-si-doing

to execute a do-si-do (with)

See do-si-do in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun pl. do-si-dos do-si-dos

A movement in square dancing in which two dancers approach each other and circle back to back, then return to their original positions.
The call given to signal such a movement.

Origin:

Origin: Alteration of French dos à dos, back to back

Origin: : dos, back (from Old French; see dossier)

Origin: + à, to; see black-a-vised

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