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Skibidi song

Skibidi song

6.8
A popular dance song with a catchy rhythm that starts a viral online dance challenge
  • noun
  • Texting
translation icon : canción Skibidi
  • Whenever the DJ played the Skibidi song, the dance floor filled up instantly.

Examples

  • The catchy rhythm of the Skibidi song made it a global sensation.

  • The Skibidi song became a global phenomenon overnight.

  • People of all ages took part in the Skibidi song challenge on social media.

  • Have you heard the Skibidi song yet?

  • People of all ages took part in the Skibidi song challenge on social media.

  • The catchy rhythm of the Skibidi song made it a global sensation.

  • Whenever the DJ played the Skibidi song, the dance floor filled up instantly.

Synonyms

toe-tapper
vsSkibidi song
1 5.2

A song with a lively beat that makes you want to tap your toes or dance

is a viral dance song linked to an online challenge and a Russian band

Surface Forms

Skibidi song singular
Skibidi songs plural

Morphology

Skibidi + song

The compound follows the transparent noun-naming pattern 'X song', so a learner who knows 'song' and recognizes 'Skibidi' as a name will infer it refers to a song called or associated with 'Skibidi'. However, the cultural/pragmatic information in the provided definition (that it is a viral dance song by Little Big from 2018) cannot be derived from the constituents because 'Skibidi' has no lexical meaning, so the full, culturally specific sense is not predictable without prior exposure.

Etymology

The phrase Skibidi song comes from a 2018 music video by the Russian band Little Big. The video uses the made-up word Skibidi and a simple, funny dance that people copied online, so 'Skibidi song' now means that catchy song and its 'dance challenge'.