grave-dancy

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English

Etymology

Derived from dance on someone's grave.

Adjective

grave-dancy (not comparable)

  1. (neologism) Celebrating the demise or downfall of something.
    • 2022 May 3, A. C. Grimes, “Starbucks Baristas Are Celebrating The Possible Demise Of The 'Battery Acid' Refresher”, in Mashed:
      Perhaps for them, the Kiwi Starfruit Refresher had a bad rap. So even though - to channel Eminem - some might lose themselves in the grave dancy party if it is true that Kiwi Starfruit's close to postmortem, not everyone would find that news electrifying.
    • 2022 November 18, Kaitlyn Tiffany, “Tumblr Gets the Last Laugh”, in The Atlantic:
      Now, maybe you see this as sort of an obvious and opportunistic publicity play by a competing social-media service. Maybe it even seems crass to you—a little grave-dancy.