Phrase guide
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noun
A type of dance in which participants use dance moves that mimic the undead, often combined with a masquerade and costumes.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: dance, dancing, hobbies, lifestyle, sports
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noun
A ritual Caribbean dance in which participants enter a trance state and symbolically die and are born again.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: dance, dancing, hobbies, lifestyle, sports
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noun
A sequence of events leading to someone feeling dead inside, and the actions of the individual as they experience that sequence.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: figuratively
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noun
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see zombie, dance.; a dance performed by zombies.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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History
(dancing in the style of a zombie): Popularized by Michael Jackson in the music video Thriller (1983).
