mambo
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- noun
- /ˈmæmboʊ/
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mambo
- Clooney went on to record other Italianized songs such as "Mambo Italiano," "That's a Nice, Don't Fight," and "Botcha Me," proving the appeal of this genre.
- son and mambo
And dudes, the mambos came in, them cats rolled in, and I was like, fuck, this can be embarrassing as fuck, dude.
- And dudes, the mambos came in, them cats rolled in, and I was like, fuck, this can be embarrassing as fuck, dude.
Examples
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What about Katie?" The announcer's voice was fuzzy over the P.A., something about the mambo contest.
Fiction book (1995) -
Mambo in Germany, where the national hit of summer 1999 was Lou Bega's Mambo No. 5.
Academic text (1999) -
- Take some mambo classes.
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The form of music and dance known as mambo developed in Cuba.
Blog text (7) -
Teach them the mambo, the cha-cha, anything they pay for.
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Once, when the mambo was passing me, she signaled for us to get into the circle dance.
Academic text (1990) -
As I said, the mambo was short and squat, while George was lean and tall.
Academic text (1990) -
Doc Reser married a Haitian mambo and became a frequently mentioned example of Americans "gone native."
Academic text (1990) -
The Bleach Boys kick into some kind of Professor Longhair swamp mambo.
Fiction book (1990) -
At the party, everyone got up to dance the mambo when the lively music started.
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Etymology
Mambo comes from Cuba and Afro-Cuban music and may come from an African word mambu meaning 'talk' or 'story'. The music and dance are lively and full of quick, 'talking' beats, so mambo now names this energetic dance style.