hoofer

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English

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Etymology

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From hoof (dance, verb) +‎ -er.

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Noun

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hoofer (plural hoofers)

  1. (US, slang) A professional dancer, particularly one who has paid his or her dues.
    • 1946, Milton “Mezz” Mezzrow, Bernard Wolfe, “Tell a Green Man Something”, in Really the Blues, New York, N.Y.: Random House, book 3 (1928–1935: The Big Apple), page 208:
      Once a good friend of mine, a fine hoofer who was having trouble getting bookings, ran up to that tree, gave it a big smack, and yelled “Lawd please make me a pimp, any kind of a pimp, long as I’m pimpin’. I’m tired of scufflin’ and my feet are too long outa work.”

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