# song and dance

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. A display of unnecessary excitement or activity.
2. An excessively elaborate story or excuse used to justify something.
3. An excessively complex set of instructions.
4. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see song, and, dance.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/song-and-dance