- gan|dy dancer
- gan|dy dancer «GAN dee», U.S. Slang.1. a member of a railroad section gang; railroad track worker; section hand.2. a seasonal or itinerant laborer.╂[origin uncertain]
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
gan|dy dancer
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