"charleston" meaning in English

See charleston in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: charlestons [present, singular, third-person], charlestoning [participle, present], charlestoned [participle, past], charlestoned [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb}} charleston (third-person singular simple present charlestons, present participle charlestoning, simple past and past participle charlestoned)
  1. (intransitive) To dance the Charleston. Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-charleston-en-verb-1NdQdYOd Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 7 entries, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "1973, Ian Whitcomb, After the Ball: Pop music from rag to rock:",
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