# breakdancing

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #80,267

## Definitions
1. An urban style of acrobatic street dance that originated in the hip hop culture of New York City in the late 20th century.

## Etymology
From break + dancing.
Influenced by breakdown (the percussion break of songs chosen by a DJ for use in hip-hop music) -- breakdancers were originally those who danced to a breakdown.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/breakdancing