gaoulé
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French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From the word gahouler (or cahouler).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
gaoulé m (uncountable)
- (slang) whispering
- (slang, Creole) mischievous public behavior, or "dirty dancing" (i.e., sensual, licentious dancing)
Usage notes[edit]
The term came to be used as the name of a slave revolt on the island of Martinique in 1717 due to a remark, in an official report of that uprising, that a slave was alleged to have observed in amazement that "White people are just as good at 'gaoulé' as blacks are!".