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noun
A popular African-inspired dance of the 1960s, fueled by the success of the song The Wah-Watusi by The Orlons in 1962.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
A Christmas firework popular in the Philippines, made with yellow phosphorus, potassium chlorate, potassium nitrate, and trinitrotoluene.
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noun
A member of a Bantu-speaking people living in Rwanda and Burundi; the Tutsi.
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noun
A cow of a modern American breed.
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noun
Alternative form of watusi (“1960s dance”).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, alternative
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verb
To dance the watusi.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive
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noun
a member of a Bantu speaking people living in Rwanda and Burundi
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: Tutsi, Watutsi
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Broader terms: Bantu
History
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