ballum rancumn.

Brit.

/ˈbaləm ˌraŋkəm/, U.S.

/ˈbæləm ˌræŋkəm/

Forms: 1600s– ballum rankum, 1600s– ballum rancum.

Origin: Probably formed within English, by compounding; modelled on Latin lexical items. Etymons: ball n.³, rank adj., -um.

Etymology: Probably < ball n.³ + -um (see below) + rank adj. (compare rank adj. 16) + -um, after Latin nouns with this ending.

Now historical.

An erotic dance performed (typically naked) by a number of prostitutes with or for a group of (prospective) clients.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > dancing > types of dance or dancing > erotic dancing > [noun]

cordax1531

ballum rancum1680

rankum1693

cancan1848

fan dance1879

belly dance1883

danse du ventre1893

hootchy-kootchy1893

coochie-coochie1894

coochie1895

cooch1910

bump and grind1938

belly dancing1949

twerk1996

1680 J. Dryden Kind Keeper v. i. 63 We'll divide the Estate betwixt us, and have fresh Wenches, and Ballum Rankum every night.

1788 F. Grose Classical Dict. Vulgar Tongue (ed. 2) Ballum Rancum, a hop or dance, where the women are all prostitutes. N.B. The company dance in their birthday suits.

1846 ‘Lord Chief Baron’ Swell's Night Guide (new ed.) 113/1 Ballum , rancum, or dance of prostitutes where all the women dance naked.

1979 R. Thompson Unfit for Modest Ears 184 Nude dancing was a speciality of some of the wilder rakes of the court circle. The ballum rankum, as this orgy was known, took place with whores as partners.

2001 Weekend Austral. (Nexis) 6 Jan. (Review section) r10 Hughes accuses Foveaux of staging ‘ballum rancums’, drunken orgies where women to be taken had numbers painted on their backs.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	ballum rancum
释义	ballum rancumn. Brit. /ˈbaləm ˌraŋkəm/, U.S. /ˈbæləm ˌræŋkəm/ Forms: 1600s– ballum rankum, 1600s– ballum rancum. Origin: Probably formed within English, by compounding; modelled on Latin lexical items. Etymons: ball n.³, rank adj., -um. Etymology: Probably < ball n.³ + -um (see below) + rank adj. (compare rank adj. 16) + -um, after Latin nouns with this ending. Now historical. An erotic dance performed (typically naked) by a number of prostitutes with or for a group of (prospective) clients. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > dancing > types of dance or dancing > erotic dancing > [noun] cordax1531 ballum rancum1680 rankum1693 cancan1848 fan dance1879 belly dance1883 danse du ventre1893 hootchy-kootchy1893 coochie-coochie1894 coochie1895 cooch1910 bump and grind1938 belly dancing1949 twerk1996 1680 J. Dryden Kind Keeper v. i. 63 We'll divide the Estate betwixt us, and have fresh Wenches, and Ballum Rankum every night. 1788 F. Grose Classical Dict. Vulgar Tongue (ed. 2) Ballum Rancum, a hop or dance, where the women are all prostitutes. N.B. The company dance in their birthday suits. 1846 ‘Lord Chief Baron’ Swell's Night Guide (new ed.) 113/1 Ballum , rancum, or dance of prostitutes where all the women dance naked. 1979 R. Thompson Unfit for Modest Ears 184 Nude dancing was a speciality of some of the wilder rakes of the court circle. The ballum rankum, as this orgy was known, took place with whores as partners. 2001 Weekend Austral. (Nexis) 6 Jan. (Review section) r10 Hughes accuses Foveaux of staging ‘ballum rancums’, drunken orgies where women to be taken had numbers painted on their backs. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1680
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