Definition of Polka

1. Verb. Dance a polka.


2. Noun. Music performed for dancing the polka.
Generic synonyms: Dance Music

3. Noun. A Bohemian dance with 3 steps and a hop in fast time.
Generic synonyms: Folk Dance, Folk Dancing

Definition of Polka

1. n. A dance of Polish origin, but now common everywhere. It is performed by two persons in common time.

Definition of Polka

1. Noun. A lively dance originating in Bohemia. ¹

2. Noun. The music for this dance. ¹

3. Verb. (intransitive) To dance the polka. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Polka

1. to perform a lively dance [v -ED, -ING, -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Polka

politiquera
politiqueras
polititian
politize
politized
politizes
politizing
politology
polity
politzerization
politzerizations
polive
polives
polje
poljes
polka (current term)
polka-dot
polka-dots
polka-mazurka
polka dot
polka dots
polka fever
polkaed
polkaing
polkalike
polkanovite
polkas
polked
polking
polkissen of Zimmermann

Literary usage of Polka

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Modern Street Ballads by John Ashton (1888)
"As a composer, dance music was his great forte, and he was the first to seize on the polka, which was introduced into England about 1844. ..."

2. Dwight's Journal of Music by John Sullivan Dwight (1878)
"polka Frey. Home, Sweet Home. Variations Kinkel. This pretty title may apply to many of the nimble fingen that will bring out the ..."

3. Music (1896)
"What particularly pleased the zealous friends of the polka was the act of the Viennese composer Strauss who, recognizing the polka as a Bohemian folk dance, ..."

4. Ainsworth's Magazine: A Miscellany of Romance, General Literature, & Art by William Harrison Ainsworth, George Cruikshank, Hablot Knight Browne (1844)
"Every one is mad about this polka," said a fat girl, whom we shall call Sophy. " Those who can dance it, are giving polka parties; those who ca? ..."

5. A Handbook of Rhythmical Balance Exercises by Ethel Perrin, Mary Seely Starks (1906)
"4t 5, 6, 7, 8 L polka-step «— uw 180° R l R polka-step —^ \.o<n 180° LI it 2, 3, 4. 5» 6, 7, 8 L polka-step fl R polka-step f ..."

6. A Handbook of Rhythmical Balance Exercises by Ethel Perrin, Mary Seely Starks (1906)
"Numbers 171-175 inclusive progress .t, in a straight line. L polka-step ... 6, 7, 8 9-12 13-16 L polka-step fl R polka-step f uuu 180° R l L polka-step J, ..."

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