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Definition of breakdancing

breakdancing

/ˈbreɪkˌdænsɪŋ/
break · danc · ing
Past Simple:breakdanced
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Past Participle:breakdanced
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Present Participle:breakdancing
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breakdancing Lexical Profile

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• noun

1

An athletic,energetic style of street dance originating in hip-hop culture, characterized by stylized footwork and acrobatic movements such as headspins, windmills, and freezes.

Example

"Breakdancing made its official debut as a competitive sport at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris."

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• verb

1

To perform an energetic, acrobatic style of street dance associated with hip-hop music (present participle of breakdance).

Example

"A crowd gathered in the plaza to watch the teenagers breakdancing to a boombox."

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• Nearby Words

breakax
breakdance
breakdancer
breakdancing
breakdown
breaker
breakeven

Word Origin & Etymology

Coined in the early 1980s from "break" (referring to the percussive instrumental breakbeat sections of funk and hip-hop records) and "dancing"; practitioners originally preferred the terms "b-boying," "b-girling," or "breaking."

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Wordmom. (2026). Definition of Breakdancing. In Wordmom Dictionary. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/dictionary/breakdancing
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