"sing-sing" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: sing-sings [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} sing-sing (plural sing-sings)
  1. (dated) A kind of antelope; the kob. Tags: dated Categories (lifeform): Antelopes
    Sense id: en-sing-sing-en-noun-5zuMIHAd Disambiguation of Antelopes: 54 46
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Forms: sing-sings [plural]
Etymology templates: {{wp|Sing-sing (New Guinea)}} Head templates: {{en-noun}} sing-sing (plural sing-sings)
  1. An annual gathering of tribes or villages in Papua New Guinea in order to share dance, music, and culture. Categories (lifeform): Antelopes
    Sense id: en-sing-sing-en-noun-7lmDfA6r Disambiguation of Antelopes: 54 46 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English reduplicated coordinated pairs, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 10 90 Disambiguation of English reduplicated coordinated pairs: 21 79 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 7 93 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 96
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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