Meaning of watusi | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A popular African-inspired dance of the 1960s, fueled by the success of the song The Wah-Watusi by The Orlons in 1962.
2. A member of a Bantu-speaking people living in Rwanda and Burundi; the Tutsi.
3. A Christmas firework popular in the Philippines, made with yellow phosphorus, potassium chlorate, potassium nitrate, and trinitrotoluene.
4. A cow of a modern American breed.

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Examples

“Baby, baby, that's the way it goes Nothing happens when you Mash Potatoes I just gotta fall⟳ in love⟳ with you Watusi is the dance⟳ to do Wah-a, wah, wah-a Watusi C'mon and take⟳ a chance and get-a with this dance⟳.”

“Twist⟳ it in the alley With long tall Sally Twistin' with Lucy Doin' the watusi.”

“Watusis are recommended for crossing (with Longhorns) to obtain⟳ good roping cattle for the rodeo.”

“Converted vehicle stopped in Nebraska with gigantic-horned Watusi bovine called Howdy Doody as passenger[.]”

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