Canadian Ballet
n.— «“Do you wanna dance?” The question, when posed at the Canadian Ballet—the euphemism used to describe the north-of-the-border strip clubs so popular with Western New Yorkers—usually refers to a tangle instead of a tango.» —“Strippers Take A Stand Against Lap Dancing” by Nicole Peradotto Buffalo News Aug. 13, 1995. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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