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CANCAN
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Dictionary entry overview: What does cancan mean?
• CANCAN (noun)
The noun CANCAN has 1 sense:
1. a high-kicking dance of French origin performed by a female chorus line
Familiarity information: CANCAN used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A high-kicking dance of French origin performed by a female chorus line
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("cancan" is a kind of...):
choreography; stage dancing (a show involving artistic dancing)
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