Meaning of dad dancing | Babel Free

Definitions

The making of embarrassing flamboyant dance moves to pop music by middle-aged men.

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Examples

“The first National Dad Dancing Championships were held in Northampton's Grosvenor Centre on Saturday, 19 June, 2004.”

“I gather that he was a bit of a “dad dancer” – embarrassing on his feet, seeming old before his time. […] The moral of the story is to be aware of dad-dancing, or the display of any other behavioural oddities, when you first meet.”

“Middle-aged men who embarrass their children with flamboyant dance moves now have the perfect excuse – evolution. The cringeworthy "dad dancing" witnessed at wedding receptions every weekend may be an unconscious way in which ageing males repel the attention of young women, leaving the field clear for men at their sexual peak.”

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