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Meaning of hip-grinding | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

A sexual gyrating of the hips when dancing.

attributive, often, uncountable

Examples

“Reggae basslines boom from giant stacks of speakers and the streets and dancehalls are crammed with hip-grinding groovers.”
“Jasmine was putting a hurting on ole boy with her hip-grinding dance moves.”
“During Presley's third appearance, on January 6, 1957, Sullivan introduced Presley as a fine, wholesome young man but appeased critics of the singer's “lascivious” hip-grinding by filming the performer from only the waist up.”
“They nicknamed him “Meneito” - a Cuban dance with lots of hip grinding.”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

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