buck and wing

noun

1. a tap dance derived in style from Irish clog dances and Black social dances, marked especially by vigorous hopping, flinging of the legs, and clicking of the heels.

buck and wing

noun

1. a boisterous tap dance, derived from Black and Irish clog dances

Word History and Origins

Origin of buck and wing¹

An Americanism dating back to 1890–95

Example Sentences

But even if Christie had gone at him hammer and tongs, even if Sessions, Kelly, Kellyanne Conway, Jared Kushner, Sarah Huckabee Sanders and every other Trump whisperer in Trumplandia were to finally admit the emperor is dancing a buck and wing in his birthday suit, what should or would that mean to the rest of us, mired in the midst of this slow-rolling national disaster?

From Seattle Times

Last night, while our train was on a siding, an old fellow somehow got inside the car and did a wild buck and wing dance in the aisle for pennies that were tossed from every bunk.

From Project Gutenberg

This is a dance spectacular with a company that has mastered every buck and wing, every tap and shuffle, every glide.

From Seattle Times

A girl right out there doing her buck and wing.

From Time Magazine Archive

Fitfully hazarding a buck and wing, he boasted: "I did four shows a day at McVickers' in Chicago right after the Armistice."

From Time Magazine Archive