"burn the roof" meaning in English

See burn the roof in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: burns the roof [present, singular, third-person], burning the roof [participle, present], burned the roof [participle, past], burned the roof [past], burnt the roof [participle, past], burnt the roof [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|burn<,,:burnt> the roof}} burn the roof (third-person singular simple present burns the roof, present participle burning the roof, simple past and past participle burned the roof or burnt the roof)
  1. (slang, idiomatic) To experience a great time enjoying and dancing to the music in a dancehall or nightclub. Tags: idiomatic, slang
    Sense id: en-burn_the_roof-en-verb-AbK-rH7K Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 89 11 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 91 9 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 93 7
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see burn, roof.
    Sense id: en-burn_the_roof-en-verb-cH5d5wMW

Inflected forms

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