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cut a rug en · VERB

Pronunciation

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Meanings

1. (idiomatic, informal) To dance, especially in a vigorous manner and in one of the dance styles of the first half of the twentieth century.
   • Came here to get ya, but I can't wait / To grab me a partner and cut a rug up tonight 2002, “Boogie 2nite”, in Southern Hummingbird, performed by Tweet:
   • Let's dance / Cut a rug together / Looking at forever / It's the way that I want it to be 2012, “Last Days of Disco”, performed by Saint Etienne:
   • Shake it up, throw your hands up and get loose / Cut a rug, lean into the fuckin' youth 2017, “When The World Was At War We Kept Dancing”, in Lust for Life, performed by Lana Del Rey:
   • Young-generation patrons seem to be as fascinated watching the more mature dancers cut a rug. 1991 December 15, Ron Alexander, “A Step Back to Supper Clubs and Swing”, in New York Times, retrieved 15 Sep 2008:
   • The way you can cut a rug, watching you's the only drug I need. 2009, “Hey, Soul Sister”, in Save Me, San Francisco, performed by Train:
2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see cut, a, rug.

Forms

Deriveds

rug-cutter · rug-cutting

Relateds

cut the pigeon wing · cut it up · bust a move

Translations (2)

de eine flotte Sohle aufs Parkett legen (to dance vigorously) · ru отпля́сывать (to dance vigorously)