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toy-toy, toyi-toyi [ˈtɔɪˈtɔɪ] South African
n
(Performing Arts / Dancing) a dance expressing defiance and protest
vb
(Performing Arts / Dancing) (intr) to dance in this way
[of uncertain origin]
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The toyi-toyi we should be learning to perform is not the toyi-toyi of nimble feet but the toyi-toyi of agile minds.
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The toyi-toyi song (or chant) with its militant style of singing and dancing was a totally new kind of song.
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