"devil dancing" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} devil dancing (uncountable)
  1. (figurative, idiomatic) Risky, reckless or potentially immoral behavior. Tags: figuratively, idiomatic, uncountable
    Sense id: en-devil_dancing-en-noun-JyQ3vPZK
  2. The performance of a devil dance. Tags: uncountable Synonyms: devil-dancing Related terms: dance with the devil
    Sense id: en-devil_dancing-en-noun-gNM5HdV2 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 19 81 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 10 90 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 5 95
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