Watusi

  1. Proper noun.  A Bantu speaking people living in Rwanda and Burundi; The Tutsi.
  2. Proper noun.  A member of such people.
  3. Noun.  A popular dance of the 1960s, fueled by the success of the song "Wah-Watusi" by The Orlons in 1962. Secondary in popularity to dances such as the Twist.
  4. Verb.  (intransitive) To dance the watusi.

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