1
: a lively couple dance of Bohemian origin in duple time with a basic pattern of hop-step-close-step
2
: a lively originally Bohemian dance tune in ²/₄ time
polka
intransitive verb
Examples of polka in a Sentence
The band played a polka.
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Folk musicians including fiddle, guitar, penny whistle, flute, and concertina players are welcome to participate as well as those who just want to listen to jigs, reels, hornpipes, polkas and waltzes.
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Orlando Sentinel Staff, The Orlando Sentinel, 7 May 2025
Over this time, owner Mike Wallace and his team have become family to the many, many (pause for dramatic inhale) many people who feel like this cozy place — with its rib fests and its vinyl listening parties and its occasional and appreciated polka bands — is home.
—Amy Drew Thompson, Orlando Sentinel, 7 Mar. 2025
What seemed like a shy and reserved audience suddenly transforms as the opening chords of the trotting polka begin.
—Max Saltman, CNN Money, 4 May 2025
The event’s festivities encompass traditional polka music and dancing, a pierogi eating contest, the crowning of Miss Dyngus Day, a street festival, an all-day performance by polka personality, DJ Kishka.
—Michele Herrmann, Forbes.com, 20 Apr. 2025
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Orlando Sentinel Staff, The Orlando Sentinel, 7 May 2025
Over this time, owner Mike Wallace and his team have become family to the many, many (pause for dramatic inhale) many people who feel like this cozy place — with its rib fests and its vinyl listening parties and its occasional and appreciated polka bands — is home.
—Amy Drew Thompson, Orlando Sentinel, 7 Mar. 2025
What seemed like a shy and reserved audience suddenly transforms as the opening chords of the trotting polka begin.
—Max Saltman, CNN Money, 4 May 2025
The event’s festivities encompass traditional polka music and dancing, a pierogi eating contest, the crowning of Miss Dyngus Day, a street festival, an all-day performance by polka personality, DJ Kishka.
—Michele Herrmann, Forbes.com, 20 Apr. 2025
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“Polka.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/polka. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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