"dance-happy" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more dance-happy [comparative], most dance-happy [superlative]
Etymology: From dance + -happy. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|dance|happy}} dance + -happy Head templates: {{en-adj}} dance-happy (comparative more dance-happy, superlative most dance-happy)
  1. Having a tendency or desire to dance; prone to dancing.
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