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polka Definition

polka (pōl)

noun

  1. a fast dance for couples, developed in Bohemia in the early 19th cent.: the basic step is a hop followed by three small steps
  2. music for this dance, in fast duple time

Etymology: Czech, Polish dance, lit., Polish woman < Pol, fem. of Polak, Pole

intransitive verb

to dance the polka

polka Usage Examples

Object

  • music: Help save on my money back polka music in.

Converse of object

  • dance: Hunting horns are heard in the forests, before the river flows past a rustic wedding celebration where the guests are dancing a polka.
  • wear: I shudder to think of either of these two wearing the polka dot outfits The Pipettes sport onstage.
  • play: He has even been known, on occasion, to play an Irish polka.
  • have: After a while, he and others started writing their own polkas, but they still had that German polka beat.
  • know: Then we went to a wedding and I played for dances in a marquee, you know polkas and things.
  • do: I couldn't wear my normal shoes and had to do the polka with this broken toe sticking through a ballet shoe.

Adjective modifier

  • red: My companion wore a stunning red polka dot ensemble.
  • white: This is a very cool Retro jacket in black and white polka dot print cotton, dating to circa 1985.
  • pink: Beautifully packaged in a luxury white gift box and tied with our gorgeous pink polka dot ribbon.
  • little: RMcD: Probably an itsy bitsy teeny weeny little polka dot bikini.
  • new: The new polkas were bright, bouncy, catchy and deliberately ephemeral.
  • funky: More » This is a great coat with funky polka dot lining.

Modifies a noun

  • round: If a dance has a polka round move in it it is usually the second figure.
  • music: Hot dogs popcorn pass along any polka music in our tai chi.
  • step: The traveling polka step or double step reigned supreme, the morris men really coming into their own.
  • band: Contrary to rumors started by jealous polka band members, Dave has no criminal record.
  • change: Polka change 1-16 1,2,3&4 polka change at the top as before.

Noun used with modifier

  • half: All: 9-12 1,2,3&4 half polka round while 5&6 half polka turn on the spot.

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