cabbage patch

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

The dance name derives from the toy brand Cabbage Patch Kids, perhaps influenced by the slang term cabbage meaning "paper money".

Noun[edit]

cabbage patch (plural cabbage patches)

  1. (informal) A type of dance which involves extending one's arms out while making fists with each hand and moving the arms in a horizontal, circular motion.
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see cabbage,‎ patch.

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