baby dancing
n.— «Those of you who are familiar with mummyblogs may be aware that it is something of a bloggy tradition to post in knee-trembling detail about every step of the pregnancy saga from the pre-conceptual stages onwards—the initial decision to try, the charting of ovulation dates, the timing of what is coyly referred to in ‘Net pregnancy-group parlance as “baby dancing,” the Two Week Wait.» —“More on the pregnancy story” by Sarah Good Enough Mum (United Kingdom) June 26, 2007. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
Stacey from Chelsea, Massachusetts, says her grandfather, a Russian immigrant who grew up on New York City’s Lower East Side, used to warn his grandkids with what sounded like Don’t be a come-upper after he’d cleaned the apartment. The expression...
Michelle in Pembroke Pines, Florida wonders why performers wish each other luck with the admonition Break a leg! This practice of wishing the opposite of what you really mean appears across a wide range of theatrical traditions. German performers...