black bottom

1 of 2

noun

1

sometimes capitalized both Bs : a tract of low-lying land with black soil

2

often capitalized both Bs [probably from black bottom "low-lying section of a southern town occupied primarily by black people"] : an American dance popular from 1926 to 1928 with sinuous movements of the hips and rocking steps

black-bottom

2 of 2

intransitive verb

-ed/-ing/-s

: to dance the black bottom

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Intransitive verb

black bottom

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