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Macarena

Macarena

6 4.6
A lively Spanish dance with a set of arm and hip moves
  • noun
  • /ˌmɑːkəˈreɪnə/
: Macarena
  • At least if I'm extinct I don't have to stick around for the macarena.
  • dance the Macarena

Examples

  • At the wedding reception, everyone jumped up to dance the macarena, following the lively moves of the instructor.

  • You can do the macarena.

    Another Happy Day (2011)

  • However, I learned the Macarena on that big full trip.

  • ## Hey, macarena, all right!

    Undercover Brother (2002)

  • She wants to macarena with you!

    Trojan War (1997)

  • She's so cute and adorable and she would try all the new dance moves, the waffle did the Macarena, she did the Dougie, anything.

  • The teacher led the children in a fun session where they all learned to do the macarena together.

  • During the party, the DJ played the song that always makes people get up and do the macarena.

Surface Forms

Macarena singular
Macarenas plural

Etymology

Macarena the dance takes its name from a 1990s pop song that was itself named for a woman called Macarena. Because the song had a simple arm-and-hip routine, Macarena now means the lively group dance everyone copies at parties.