Phrase guide

fan dance

noun · verb · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A dance performance incorporating the artful use of fans.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Qualifier: performing arts

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noun

Meaning 2

A stage performance or striptease in which a female entertainer disrobes while dancing with large hand-held fans that are alternately used to conceal and provide glimpses of her erogenous body regions.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Qualifier: performing arts

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3

noun

Meaning 3

The incremental disclosure of tantalizing bits of information.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: broadly, figuratively, idiomatic

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4

verb

Meaning 4

To perform such a dance.

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5

noun

Meaning 5

a solo dance in which large fans are manipulated to suggest or reveal nakedness

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: nude dancing

History

Etymology

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