Meaning & use
cancan
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a lively French stage dance performed by women in ruffled skirts, featuring high kicks.
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The dancers ended the show with an energetic cancan.
She took can-can lessons to prepare for the cabaret revue.
A note on using this word
Associated with 19th-century Parisian cabarets, especially the Moulin Rouge; often spelled 'can-can.'
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