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death drop
What does death drop mean?
The name the wider world, mostly via RuPaul's Drag Race, gave to the vogue dip: a sudden, dramatic backward fall to the floor landing on your back with a leg up. It looks like you've been shot. Drag queens and the public love the name; ballroom practitioners consider it a misnomer that erased the original term 'dip.' Knowing which word to use signals which side of the velvet rope you learned it on.
"On Drag Race they screamed death drop, but the ballroom girls in the room just folded their arms."
Origin
Drag scene, popularised by RuPaul's Drag Race; a renaming of the ballroom vogue 'dip.' Considered a misnomer by ballroom practitioners.
Frequently asked questions
What does death drop mean in drag?
It's the mainstream and Drag Race name for the dip, a dramatic backward stunt-fall to the floor; ballroom purists consider the term a misnomer.
How do you use death drop in a sentence?
"She hit a death drop on the final beat and the crowd went wild."
Is death drop the correct term?
In ballroom it's considered a misnomer, where the move is properly called the dip; death drop is the popularized version.
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