Meaning of schuhplattle | Babel Free

Definitions

1. To dance the Schuhplattler.
   intransitive
2. Alternative letter-case form of schuhplattle.
   alt-of

Examples

“It was fantastic, peasants dancing and schuhplattling, vast women carrying pretzels and beer, a ship, a beerhouse, crowds of gay, laughing people, animals . . .”

“To the uninitiated the sight of strong men eagerly slapping themselves may be a trifle disconcerting. But if it happens at Penn State, there’s no cause for alarm. The boys are merely “schuhplattling.””

“When he talks about schuhplattling, his eyes light up, and his feet start to dance, for this is the traditional “shoe slapping” dance so famed from Germany and Austria. The boys in lederhosen and the familiar green, embroidered jackets with staghorn buttons, and the girls in long skirts, white aprons, and ruffled blouses peeping out from flower filled velvet bodices a-jingle with decorative coins, spend most of their free time schuhplattling.”

“Ironically, though, the most visible and colorful German celebration this month — the one that could send a few hundred German dancers merrily schuhplattling around Niagara Square this Saturday evening — technically isn’t an Oktoberfest at all.”

“She began schuhplattling, or shoeslapping, when she was 5 years old, thanks to her German grandfather.”

“During the evening, the D’Werdenfelsers and visiting clubs will schuhplattle.”

“He was a devoted member of the Los Angeles Bavarian Club since 1959, where he schuhplattled and also taught the dance to adults and recently to the grandchildren and children of the club.”

“Whoever views the Ammergauers from this standpoint will regard them with the respect which is due to the descendants of ancient families, and will confound them just as little with the «Schuhplattling» peasantry, which is the pride of Schliersee and neighbouring places, as with the superficial culture, the unfortunate result of speculation, of the big cities.”

“Wolfgang Mozart was born in Austria in 1756 so it was only fitting that young Hans Schmidt should play an aria from ‘Don Giovanni’ as our party got going but I soon had him on traditional folk-music and, shakily, I had a go at Schuhplattling. And that’s how I put my back out and wound up in hospital!”

“The next day was German Day. In the rotunda Schuhplattling dancers entertained the lunch hour crowd.”

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