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Macarena

Macarena

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A popular Spanish dance song from the 1990s played for group dancing
  • proper noun
  • /ˌmɑːkəˈreɪnə/
: Macarena
  • The Macarena keeps blaring.
  • hear the Macarena
  • version of the Macarena

Examples

  • No, no, no, no, my old friend, Len, would you have been as happy had he come out dancing the Macarena?

    Blog text (33)

  • You know, like the good ol' "La Macarena" or "Electric Slide?"

    Blog text (3)

  • You want to dance the Macarena, you got to pay the band.

    A Killer Within (2004)

  • The Macarena is still blasting.

    Fiction book (2001)

  • I want to Macarena with you Jesse, Jesse, Jesse

    For a Good Time, Call... (2012)

  • He appears to be doing some form of the Macarena.

    Gravity (2013)

  • The Macarena blares from a boom box.

    Fiction book (2001)

  • When Macarena was big, I didn't necessarily enjoy the song or care about the singers.

    Blog text (3)

  • I mean, last time you raced at Silverstone, Bill Clinton was your president, and we were all dancing the Macarena.

    F1 (2025)

  • At the party, everyone joined in to dance the Macarena when the song started playing.

Surface Forms

Macarena main

Etymology

Macarena the song was a 1993 hit by Los del Río, named after a woman called Macarena, and its catchy tune and simple moves made people everywhere learn the dance. Because of the song, Macarena now also refers to the popular dance often done by a group.