Schuhplattler

Meaning

1. Rare form of schuhplattle (“to dance the Schuhplattler”)
2. A folk dance from Bavaria and Austria in which the thighs and the soles of the shoes are slapped.
3. One who dances the Schuhplattler.

Etymology / origin

Borrowed from German Schuhplattler, from Schuhe (“shoes”) + platt (“flat”) + -ler.

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