trip the light fantastic

verb

move in a pattern; usually to musical accompaniment; do or perform a dance

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My husband and I like to dance at home to the radio

• Syn: ↑dance, ↑trip the light fantastic toe

• Derivationally related forms: ↑dance (for: ↑dance), ↑dancer (for: ↑dance), ↑dancing (for: ↑dance)

• Topics: ↑dancing, ↑dance, ↑terpsichore, ↑saltation

• Hypernyms: ↑move

• Hyponyms:

↑jive, ↑hoof, ↑clog, ↑tap dance, ↑belly dance, ↑heel, ↑shimmy, ↑bop, ↑bebop, ↑bump, ↑twist, ↑waltz, ↑waltz around, ↑tapdance, ↑tap, ↑tango, ↑shag, ↑foxtrot, ↑contradance, ↑country-dance, ↑contredanse, ↑contra danse, ↑break dance, ↑break-dance, ↑break, ↑cakewalk, ↑conga, ↑samba, ↑two-step, ↑Charleston, ↑boogie, ↑cha-cha, ↑disco, ↑mambo, ↑polka, ↑one-step, ↑rhumba, ↑rumba, ↑slam dance, ↑slam, ↑mosh, ↑thrash, ↑jig, ↑jitterbug, ↑folk dance, ↑square dance, ↑quickstep, ↑kick, ↑skank, ↑grind

• Verb Group: ↑dance

• Verb Frames:

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Somebody ——s something

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Somebody ——s PP

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phrasal

Etymology: fr. the phrase to trip on the light fantastic toe

: dance

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trip the light fantastic (joc)

To dance

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Main Entry: ↑trip

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trip the light fantastic humorous phrase

to dance

Thesaurus: to dance_hyponym

Main entry: trip

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humorous dance, in particular engage in ballroom dancing

Origin:

from "Trip it as you go On the light fantastic toe" (Milton's L'Allegro)

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trip the light fantastic — see ↑trip, 2

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Main Entry: ↑fantastic

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trip the light fantastic — see ↑trip, 2

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Main Entry: ↑light

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trip the light fantastic

informal + old-fashioned : ↑dance

They were tripping the light fantastic all night.

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Main Entry: ↑trip