noun / verb
conga
KAHNG-guh/ˈkɑːŋɡə/
A Latin dance performed in a single-file line.
Guests form a conga and dance around the room.
Etymology
The Spanish name means “Congo dance,” reflecting an assumed African origin. It names the single-file dance by that association rather than by its steps or line formation.
In context
they were all like jogging like military jogging right them yeah beef is setting the pace they're all try convin them to do a corporate conga line
More examples
- We join the back of the conga line.
- The dancers conga across the floor, one behind another.
- Everyone congaed through the doorway and onto the patio.
Forms
conga · congas · congaed · congaing
Similar words
- line dance
- Usually uses rows of dancers rather than one following line.