verb
Polk
verb
1
To dance the polka.
"The old couple still polk together at every community dance."
How to Use Polk
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishTo dance a polka; also a common American surname, most famously President James K. Polk.
Word Forms
polked past tense, Polks plural, polks singular
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Etymology
As a surname, most likely a shortened form of Pollock, a Scottish surname; the verb sense is simply a clipped form of "polka."