breakdance

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breakdance

  • /ˈbɹeɪk.dɑːns/ UK
  • /ˈbɹeɪk.dæns/ US

Where it comes from

From break + dance, in reference to the instrumental break sections of music.

noun breakdances · break-dance · break dance

  1. countable, uncountable The art, or an instance, of breakdancing. B-boys -- or breakdance boys -- have been spotted in Coca-Cola and Sprite advertisements.

verb breakdances · breakdancing · breakdanced · break-dance · break dance

  1. intransitive To dance in this style.

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noun instance of breakdancing

Españolbreakdance
日本語ブレイクダンス bureikudansu
Portuguêsbreakdance
Françaisbreakdance
العربيةبريك دانس brīk dāns

verb to dance in breakdancing style

Españolbailar breakdance
中文地板舞, 霹雳舞 pīlìwǔ, 布雷克舞

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"breakdance." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/breakdance. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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breakdance. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/breakdance

Chicago

"breakdance." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/breakdance.

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@misc{breakdance_2026,
  title = {breakdance},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/breakdance},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}