The performing of a shout (shout, n.2 1d); a declamatory style of singing among black Americans. Also attributive, as shouting meeting, shouting time.
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释义 | society > leisure > dancing > types of dance or dancing > African-American dancing > [noun] > religious dancing (4) shouting1839 The performing of a shout (shout, n.2 1d); a declamatory style of singing among black Americans. Also attributive, as shouting meeting, shouting time. shout1862 U.S. Among black Americans, a form of dancing accompanied by much loud singing, of religious origin (cf. ring-shout n. at ring, n.1 compounds 2a)… ring-shout1926 in African-American use: a religious dance in which participants move in a circle, accompanied by loud, rhythmic singing; cf. shout, n.2 1d. Subcategories:— dancer (1) |
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