disco rice

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From their rice-like appearance and wiggling motions, as if dancing.

Noun[edit]

disco rice (uncountable)

  1. (US, slang) Maggots.

Usage notes[edit]

  • Reported by The New York Times to be in use among sanitation workers.