"cabbage patch" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: cabbage patches [plural]
Etymology: The dance name derives from the toy brand Cabbage Patch Kids, perhaps influenced by the slang term cabbage meaning "paper money". Head templates: {{en-noun}} cabbage patch (plural cabbage patches)
  1. (informal) A type of dance which involves extending one's arms out while making fists with each hand and moving the arms in a horizontal, circular motion. Tags: informal
    Sense id: en-cabbage_patch-en-noun-BseEfXq1 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 88 12
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see cabbage, patch. Derived forms: Billy Williams' Cabbage Patch
    Sense id: en-cabbage_patch-en-noun-TPcnOrKp

Inflected forms

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