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song and dance definition

song and dance

  1. singing and dancing, esp. in vaudeville
  2. Informal talk, esp. an explanation, that is pointless, devious, or evasive

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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