a ballroom dance with syncopated rhythm, popular in America in the early 20th century
2.
a piece of music in the rhythm of this dance
bunny hug in American English
noun
a ballroom dance popular in the U.S. in the early 20th century and characterized by a syncopated rhythm
Word origin
[1910–15]This word is first recorded in the period 1910–15. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: blackout, carbon cycle, flashback, isotope, payoff