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conga

[kong-guh] / ˈkɒŋ gə /


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The chain’s executives are hoping that those planned visits will include paying $20 to $40 a ticket to join the conga line and throwing down at the bar.

From Slate ● Jun. 25, 2026

In no time, there were conga lines and limbo contests, and by the wee hours, someone always ended up at the emergency room and at least one marriage was in peril.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 17, 2025

Sometimes, as has been documented in a BBC series narrated by David Attenborough, they swap shells in a conga line, in which each crab puts on a shell discarded by a larger companion.

From Slate ● Aug. 19, 2025

"As a Canadian I am saddened, appalled, disgusted and angry that King Charles appears to be joining the conga line of supplicants," said Jo-Ann in Ontario.

From BBC ● Mar. 17, 2025

Our conga line became a chain of dog-paddlers swimming in a knot behind her.

From "Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children" by Ransom Riggs

Within minutes, Mars sat behind a pair of bright red congas for Cha Cha, signalling the start of a set that moved between R&B, funk, Latin influences and pop.

From BBC ● Jul. 19, 2026

“Let There Be Love” finds the drummer using his hands on his tom-toms to make them sound like congas, giving the track an Erroll Garner flavor.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 29, 2026

A drum kit, piano and congas stood by in the living room.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2023

From the sidewalk outside El Fogón, you can see the twin rotisseries slowly spinning in place, the skewers stacked high and wide until they look like congas.

From Washington Post ● Mar. 15, 2023

Our twin hearts beat like congas, the rhythm churning our blood to salsa.

From "Bronx Masquerade" by Nikki Grimes

Schweini should suffer no repeat tonight: these days opponents crumble in front of him, rather than congaing behind him.

From The Guardian ● Jul. 7, 2010


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