Definition of "toyi-toyi" [toyi-toyi]

• A dance from southern Africa, used especially during political protests. (noun)
• To perform this dance. (verb)

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• "Some exited the community hall, saying they should "toyi-toyi"."
• "ANC breakaways from KwaZulu-Natal continued to sing and toyi-toyi outside the Sandton Convention Centre, even after proceedings were underway."
• "Car stereos blasted anti-apartheid struggle songs, and men and women clapped and danced the toyi-toyi -- a stomping-type protest dance that brings peoples 'bodies and voices together in one defiant, beautiful movement."