song and dance

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song and dance

noun songs and dances

countable, uncountable A display of unnecessary excitement or activity.
Similar: fuss, palaver, ado, argy-bargy, bangarang, bobbery, brouhaha, bunfight, bustle, bust-up, chaos, ferment
countable, uncountable An excessively elaborate story or excuse used to justify something. You could pick up the phone, call your vendors and give them a big song and dance about all the great things happening in your company.
Similar: palaver
countable, uncountable An excessively complex set of instructions.
countable, uncountable Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see song, and, dance.

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@misc{song_and_dance_2026,
  title = {song and dance},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/song%20and%20dance},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}