English
hucklebuck
Hucklebuck may come from English huckle ‘hip’.
- English1500–presenthuckle‘hip’uncertain
- Englishearliest quotation 1948hucklebuck
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- English1500–presenthuckle‘hip’uncertain
- Englishearliest quotation 1948hucklebuck
Earliest quotation: 1948, Paul Williams, Talkin' That Talk: “We jumped* and boped* and stamped around the floor,…”
The story
The dance is perhaps from huckle (‘hip’) + buck.
Every English word from English huckle
Today it means
noun A rhythmic dance from the time just prior to rock and roll.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / English huckle / hucklebuck