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Polk

verb
1
To dance the polka.
"The old couple still polk together at every community dance."

How to Use Polk

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishTo dance a polka; also a common American surname, most famously President James K. Polk.

Word Forms

polked past tense, Polks plural, polks singular

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Etymology

As a surname, most likely a shortened form of Pollock, a Scottish surname; the verb sense is simply a clipped form of "polka."

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