song and dance

Other forms: song and dances

Definitions of song and dance
  1. noun
    theatrical performance combining singing and dancing
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    type of:
    performance, public presentation
    a dramatic or musical entertainment
  2. noun
    an interesting but highly implausible story; often told as an excuse
    synonyms: cock-and-bull story, fairy story, fairy tale, fairytale
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    type of:
    fib, story, tale, taradiddle, tarradiddle
    a trivial lie
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