bumping and grinding

Provocative dance moves

Bumping and grinding is a style of dancing involving rhythmic hip movements and close physical contact, often sexually suggestive.

The phrase evokes nightclub scenes where bodies press together on crowded dance floors: The club was packed with people bumping and grinding to the music.

It can also describe any provocative gyrating movement.

Related

getting low · beats · basslines · parties · sensuality · intimacy · sexual tension · swaying · flirtation · dance floors · connection · grooves · reggaeton · stepping · playfulness · chemistry · lap dance · dance partner

Opposites
dance style

bumping and grindingballroom dancing

Formal partnered dance styles

waltz · foxtrot · minuet · ballet · cotillion

physical decorum

bumping and grindinghands-off

Not directly involved

prim and proper · decorous · no touching

movement quality

bumping and grindinggliding

Engineless aerial movement

floating · graceful movement · flowing · pirouetting · standing still

Family

bumped, bumper, bumpers, grind, grinds, grinder, grinders, grinding

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG-13