to Charleston
8.5
To move arms and legs quickly in the style of a 1920s dance
- verb
- /ˈtʃɑːrlstən/
- Archaic
:
bailar el charlestón
- She loves to Charleston whenever she hears jazz music from the 1920s.
Examples
-
He learned how to Charleston for his role in the stage production set in the Roaring Twenties.
-
Let's Charleston at the party tonight!
-
At the dance marathon, dozens of couples Charlestoned energetically across the ballroom.
-
Let's Charleston!
-
He learned how to Charleston for his role in the stage production set in the Roaring Twenties.
-
At the dance marathon, dozens of couples Charlestoned energetically across the ballroom.
-
She loves to Charleston whenever she hears jazz music from the 1920s.
Synonyms
to dance
vsto Charleston
579
1.0
To move quickly and lightly from side to side or up and down
is a specific 1920s step sequence with swinging arms and fast leg movement
How Lively
to break dance
3.7
to jitterbug
2
8.7
- Archaic
2
8.7
to Charleston
- Archaic
to dance
∞
1.0
∞
1.0
to sway
77
2.4
77
2.4
Surface Forms
Charleston infinitive
Charlestoned past
Charlestoned past participle
Charlestoning present participle
Charlestons third person singular
Etymology
To Charleston as a verb means 'to dance the Charleston', because the verb was made from the dance name and so it means doing the fast, swinging steps of that 1920s dance.