Thursday, January 18, 2007
Tapotement
Tapotement is percussion used as part of a massage. I'm pretty sure it's percussion with the massager's hands rather than drumsticks, but I'm happy to be corrected on that. I am jealous of those who get regular tapotement. I don't seem to have the time, money or temperament to make it a priority. The invented meanings of Gregory and Madame C both achieved the same scores on the poll. Well done, you two. I loved both meanings.
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Tapotement is in fact of French origin and refers to the funny five minutes that cats get each day when they run around in a frenzy.
It has also transfered into the ballet vocabulary for a frenzy of the step pas de chat.
Spartacus the cat always went tapotement about five minutes after he was fed.
Margot Fonteyn was revered for the emotion she put into her tapotement.
Tapotement is a state of delight that comes from reading Truman (T) Capote (apote).
Tapotement is a type of dance -- a variety of the "soft shoe" -- done on a hard, non-pourous surface like brick or cement.
Actors Gene Kelley and Bing Cosby were both known for their excellence in singing and in tapotement.
Tapotement is reclaimed water from the tap which is suppose to be used for cleaning and watering outside plants.
I say old chap, your drinking tapotement. Let me buy you an Avani water.
Tapotement is a corn, rice and oat mush breakfast cereal which is very useful in promoting digestive regularity.
"Eat your tapotement then skip,or run, to the lou."
Tapotement is a foot ailment suffered by tap dancers. All the tapping and shuffling leaves the feet exhausted but restless at the same time; the feet can't keep still. It's especially bothersome when trying to sleep.
Angelica finally had to switch from tap to ballet because the tapotement was leaving her (and her poor husband) exhausted.
Tapotement is the rhythmatic sounds the tappers make when they tap.
During the rehearsal. one of the dancers lost her step and the tapotement was off. Once she corrected her mistake, the rest of rehearsal went smoothly.
Tapotement is when a tadpole doesn't fully grow into a frog. One example is when it only ends up having three legs.
A tapotement is something which occurs if two political parties end up dead even at the end of an election. When this happens, a tapotement is held. In a tapotement, the two leaders of the political parties go through a series of tasks and the winner then wins the election.
Tapotement is the correct name for the way some toddlers walk on the tips of their toes.
Tapotement is someone who cannot tap dance but wishes that they had.
Tapotement is the posh name for an apron worn while barbecueing. The reason for the special name is because in most cultures the men handle the BBQ cooking, and wouldn't be seen dead by their mates wearing an apron, hence tapotement.
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