fais do-do
n.— «Despite the album’s throwback ethos, the boys in the band keep things hopping—”fais-do-do-ing,” in New Orleans parlance.» —“CD Reviews: Jay-Z and Linkin Park, Alison Krauss, Handsome Boy Modeling School and more” Sun-Sentinel (Florida) Dec. 10, 2004. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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