tap dance

See also: tapdance and tap-dance

English

Noun

tap dance (plural tap dances)

1. A rhythmic dance in which the heels and toes of the dancer's shoes make a series of clicks.

   Synonym: tap

2. (figurative, idiomatic) Any act or performance, especially one viewed as servile, designed to please, appease, or win the approval of others.

   Synonyms: dog and pony show, song and dance

Related terms

• tap-dance
• tap-dancer

Translations

dance

• Bulgarian: степ (bg) m (step)
• Catalan: claqué m
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 踢踏舞 (zh) (tītàwǔ)

• Czech: step (cs) m
• Finnish: steppi
• French: claquettes (fr) f pl
• German: Stepptanz
• Greek: κλακέτες (el) f pl (klakétes)
• Macedonian: степ m (step)
• Maori: kanikani patō
• Portuguese: sapateado m
• Romanian: step (ro) n
• Russian: чечётка (ru) f (čečótka), степ (ru) m (stɛp)
• Spanish: claqué m
• Ukrainian: чечі́тка f (čečítka), степ m (step)
• Vietnamese: nhảy thiết hài