watusi

noun2

1. •
   A popular African-inspired dance of the 1960s, fueled by the success of the song The Wah-Watusi by The Orlons in 1962.

   • Twist it in the alley With long tall Sally Twistin' with Lucy Doin' the watusi. — 1962
2. •
   A Christmas firework popular in the Philippines, made with yellow phosphorus, potassium chlorate, potassium nitrate, and trinitrotoluene.

verb1

1. •
   To dance the watusi.

   • […] but in the middle of it all will be some preposterous, highly charged, not to mention boob-driven image of some chick watusiing away atop an oil rig. — 2005

noun2

1. •
   A member of a Bantu-speaking people living in Rwanda and Burundi; the Tutsi.
2. •
   A cow of a modern American breed.

   • Watusis are recommended for crossing (with Longhorns) to obtain good roping cattle for the rodeo. — 1995