rain dance

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [reyn dans, dahns]
- /reɪn dæns, dɑns/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [reyn dans, dahns]
- /reɪn dæns, dɑns/

Definitions of rain dance words

noun rain dance (especially among American Indians) a ritualistic dance performed to bring rain. 1
noun rain dance dance to encourage rainfall 1
noun Technical meaning of rain dance 1. Any ceremonial action taken to correct a hardware problem, with the expectation that nothing will be accomplished. This especially applies to reseating printed circuit boards, reconnecting cables, etc. "I can't boot up the machine. We'll have to wait for Greg to do his rain dance." 2. Any arcane sequence of actions performed with computers or software in order to achieve some goal; the term is usually restricted to rituals that include both an incantation or two and physical activity or motion. Compare magic, voodoo programming, black art, cargo cult programming, wave a dead chicken. 1
noun rain dance a ceremonial dance performed by tribal people with the intention of causing rain to fall 0

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Origin of rain dance

First appearance:

before 1925

One of the 11% newest English words

First recorded in 1925-30

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Parts of speech for Rain dance

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rain dance popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 44% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 62% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

rain dance usage trend in Literature

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