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Street Slang
fais do-do
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Cajun dance party — named after putting the kids to bed.
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A Cajun country dance — accordion, fiddle, two-step, often outdoors and long into the night. The name comes from what parents told the kids to do while the grown-ups danced.
“There's a fais do-do out at the dance hall in Mamou this weekend.”
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fais do-do In A Sentence
There's a fais do-do out at the dance hall in Mamou this weekend.
Origin & Usage
Cajun French 'fais do-do' literally means 'go to sleep' (baby-talk 'dodo' from 'dormir'). Mothers would hush the babies in a side room so the adults could get on with the accordion and fiddle music.
Variants
fais-dodo
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What does fais do-do mean?
A fais do-do is a Cajun dance party.
How do you use fais do-do in a sentence?
"There's a fais do-do down at the dance hall this Saturday night."
Where does fais do-do come from?
The name comes from the French "faire dodo" (to go to sleep), referring to putting the children to bed so the adults could dance.
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