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cancan

can·can [ kán kàn ] (plural can·cans)


noun 
Definition:
 
high-kicking dance: a dance of French origin in which a chorus line of women perform high kicks to reveal their underwear. It originated in the 1840s in the music halls in Paris.

[Mid-19th century. < French]
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