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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

Celebrations included conga lines, bubble machines, dolphins swimming in the ocean alongside them, and sunsets burning orange on the horizon.

From BBC May 11, 2025

“Yeah, but in the meantime, Sixer avatars will be farming the Copper Key and then filing their avatars through the First Gate, one after another, in a freakin’ conga line.”

From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline

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

He played at least four instruments — guitar, drums, congas and tambourine — in addition to taking over lead vocals on “Forever” during sunset .

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 29, 2024

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

And when the church doors open so everyone can make their way to our building, I hear the congas.

From "Pride" by Ibi Zoboi

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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