ha-cha-cha in English

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          "ref": "1930, “Ankle up the Altar With Me”, Edward Eliscu (lyrics); quoted in Edward Eliscu, edited by David Eliscu, With or Without a Song: A Memoir, Lanham, M.D., London: The Scarecrow Press, Inc., 2001, page 103",
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          "text": "The classes obviously had their moments of ha-cha-cha.",
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        "A ha-cha-cha feeling or activity."
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          "ref": "1930, “Ankle up the Altar With Me”, Edward Eliscu (lyrics); quoted in Edward Eliscu, edited by David Eliscu, With or Without a Song: A Memoir, Lanham, M.D., London: The Scarecrow Press, Inc., 2001, page 103",
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"ha-cha-cha" meaning in English

Adjective

Noun

Inflected forms