Definition of "rigadoon" []

• A lively jumping quickstep for two couples. (noun)
• Music for this dance, usually in rapid duple meter. (noun)

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• "] [Footnote 341: The rigadoon was a dance for two persons."
• "It is as marvellous to see such conceited boors under the same roof with so courteous and amiable a damsel, as it would be to see one of their shaggy bears dance a rigadoon with a maiden like the daughter of our host."
• "The argument from Steve Jobs, Greg Reyes and dozens of others that they didn't understand the "accounting implications" of backdating certainly does tax credulity -- then why engage in the backdating rigadoon?"