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dancing (countable and uncountable, plural dancings)

  1. The activity of taking part in a dance.
  2. (historical) A dance club in France.
    • 2001, William Alfred Shack, Harlem in Montmartre: A Paris Jazz Story Between the Great Wars‎[1], →ISBN, page 56:
      New dancings pervaded the length and breadth of Montmartre in order to suit the taste of foreign patrons.
    • 2003, Jeffrey H. Jackson, Making Jazz French: Music and Modern Life in Interwar Paris‎[2], →ISBN, page 44:
      Different dancings also attracted different crowds. Indeed, the diversity of dancers throughout the city makes drawing a detailed portrait of them difficult.

activity of dancing

dancing

  1. present participle and gerund of dance

Pseudo-anglicism, derived from dancing. First attested in 1926[1].

dancing m (plural dancings, no diminutive)

  1. (dated) dancehall (public hall for dancing)
    Synonyms: danshuis, danszaal
    De dancing was gisteravond gesloten. ― The dancehall was closed last night.

  2. ^ van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), “dancing”, in Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute

Pseudo-anglicism, derived from dancing.

dancing m (plural dancings)

  1. dancehall (public hall for dancing)
    Synonyms: boite de nuit, discothèque, (Quebec) salle de danse

Pseudo-anglicism, derived from dancing.

dancing m (invariable)

  1. dancehall (public hall for dancing)

Unadapted borrowing from English dancing (house).

dancing m inan (related adjective dancingowy)

  1. alternative form of dansing (“dancehall”) (public hall for dancing and a party there)
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:impreza
    Hypernym: zabawa
    nocny dancing ― night dancehall
    • 1947, Kazimierz Koźniewski, Przez dziesięć wojen, Kraków: Czytelnik, →OCLC, page 167:
      Dancingów tych jest wiele stopni. Od bardzo wytwornych lokali, z eleganckimi fortancerkami i artystycznymi produkcjami, do knajp typu marynarskiego, zakazanych i obskurnych spelunek.
      There are many levels to these dancehalls. From highly sophisticated venues with elegant taxi dancers and artistic performances, to sailor-style joints, forbidden dives, and dingy holes-in-the-wall.
    • 1947, Stefan Krzywoszewski, Długie życie, volume 1, Warszawa: Biblioteka Polska, →OCLC, page 340:
      Tańczono rano, w dzień i w nocy […] Najwięcej w dancingach, najmniej — w salonach prywatnych.
      People danced in the morning, during the day, and at night […] Mostly at dancehalls, and least of all in private parlors.
    • 1996, Marek Ławrynowicz, Diabeł na dzwonnicy [The Devil in the Belfry]‎[3] (fiction), quoted in NKJP, Warszawa: W.A.B., published 1998, →ISBN, →OCLC, →OL, page 92:
      Wieczory spędzali na dancingu, gdzie z braku orkiestry wygrywał wiedeńskie walce i argentyńskie tanga znaleziony u burmistrza solidny niemiecki gramofon z monstrualną tubą.
      They spent their evenings at the dancehall, where, for lack of an orchestra, a sturdy German gramophone with a monstrous horn found at the mayor's house played Viennese waltzes and Argentine tangos.
    • 2001 January 15, Justyna Cyrus, “Nauka lekkości i gracji”, in Dziennik Zachodni, quoted in NKJP, Katowice; Bielsko-Biała; Częstochowa; Sosnowiec: Polskapresse (Oddział Prasa Śląska), →ISSN, →OCLC:
      Dawniej na dyskotekach, dancingach czy prywatkach wiele tańczyło się parami. Obecnie samotnie drepcze się w miejscu z beznamiętną miną.
      Back in the day at discos, dancehalls, or house parties, people used to dance in pairs. Nowadays, everyone just shuffles in place alone with a blank stare.
    • 2005 October 3, (old), “Straszny dwór”, in Dziennik Polski, quoted in NKJP, Kraków: Jagiellonia, →ISSN, →OCLC:
      W Bukownie wiele osób pamięta czasy świetności Leśnego Dworu, który tętnił życiem, odbywały się w nim dancingi, a zabawy przeciągały się do rana.
      In Bukowno, many people remember the glory days of Leśny Dwór, which was full of life, hosted dancehalls, and where the parties lasted until dawn.

Pseudo-anglicism, derived from dancing.

dancing m (plural dancings)

  1. dancehall (public hall for dancing)