do-si-do

1. 1.

   a square-dance figure; two dancers approach each other and circle back to back before returning to their original places

   Broadercountry-dance

   Part ofsquare dance

Questions about do-si-do

What does do-si-do mean?

do-si-do means "a square-dance figure; two dancers approach each other and circle back to back before returning to their original places".

How many syllables are in do-si-do?

do-si-do has 3 syllables: do--si--do. The stress falls on "do-".

Is do-si-do a common word?

do-si-do is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.