conga line

noun

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Elizabeth Tapia performed her Crocodile role with agile jumps and pirouettes while a half dozen Fish dancers performed a frisky conga line behind her. Marcia Luttrell, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Feb. 2025 Which explains why Musk is betting the company’s future on self-driving robotaxis — another in a conga line of overhyped promises. Alan Ohnsman, Forbes, 1 Feb. 2025 There has also been the conga line of Silicon Valley leaders who’ve made the pilgrimage to dine with Trump, including Mark Zuckerberg, Jeff Bezos and Tim Cook (all of whom have donated to Trump’s inaugural committee). Danielle Chemtob, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025 In the 1980s, there was a conga line of Cash Box chart directors. Keith Sharon, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for conga line 

Word History

First Known Use

1938, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of conga line was in 1938

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“Conga line.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/conga%20line. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.

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