tango

[tang-goh] / ˈtæŋ goʊ /

NOUN

dance

Synonyms

STRONGEST

disco samba waltz

STRONG

Charleston boogie conga foxtrot frolic hop hustle jig jitter jitterbug jive jump leap one-step promenade rhumba spin step swing tap twist two-step

WEAK

boogie down bunny hop cut a rug foot it get down rock n' roll trip the light fantastic

Example Sentences

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Duvall was married three times before meeting Luciana Pedraza, a young woman who was dared by her friends to approach him on a Buenos Aires street and invite him to a tango gathering.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 16, 2026

It takes two to tango, but it was only she who paid the band.

From Slate • Feb. 4, 2026

The men also have solo turns but the suite leaves only a passing impression, of postmodern tango mixed with occasional sleek social dancing.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 3, 2025

"I've never felt anything like that in my entire wrestling career. It takes two to tango, but that historic crowd reaction was all for you," wrote Johnson, now a major Hollywood star.

From BBC • Jul. 25, 2025

After reviewing the judges’ backgrounds, she’d decided to take a picture of performers dancing the South American tango.

From "Shooting Kabul" by N. H. Senzai

Vocabulary lists containing tango

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