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noun
A piece of music with a prominent beat, to which one feels compelled to tap their toes.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
A joke which is found to be pleasingly humorous.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
A homosexual who is closeted regarding sexual orientation, especially one who solicits gay sex.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: derogatory, possibly
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History
From toe + tapper. The second sense (“a joke”) derives from the practice of tapping one’s toes to indicate pleasure; compare toe-tappingly. The third sense (“a closeted homosexual, especially one who solicits gay sex”) derives from the Larry Craig scandal in 2007 in which then-Senator Larry Craig was arrested after tapping his right foot in a men’s restroom, an action seen as covert solicitation of sex.
