Idiom
fan dance
Meaning
The incremental disclosure of tantalizing bits of information.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“The company does a fan dance about their new product launch.”
“The politician performed a long fan dance, dropping small hints about his campaign plans without confirming anything.”
“Rather than providing a direct answer, the negotiator engaged in a calculated fan dance, slowly revealing details to keep the other side interested.”
Examples
simple
“The company does a fan dance about their new product launch.”
contextual
“The politician performed a long fan dance, dropping small hints about his campaign plans without confirming anything.”
complex
“Rather than providing a direct answer, the negotiator engaged in a calculated fan dance, slowly revealing details to keep the other side interested.”
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