Definition of "polka" []

• A lively dance originating in Bohemia and performed by couples. (noun)
• Music for this dance, having duple meter. (noun)
• To dance the polka. (verb-intransitive)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "My car is covered in polka dots and daisies and elicits the funniest looks from people."
• "(“While the polka is passé, the polka-dot is here to stay …”) Alice Faye and Carmen Miranda were at an apex and for better and worse many of the images here are the ones North America will most remember Miranda for, including “The Lady in the Tutti Frutti Hat” and “Brazil”."
• ""Now, that's what I call a polka!" said the girl, and began to swing round."