Where does “slam dancer” come from?

slam dancer (English) comes from English slam, from Middle English slammen.

slam dancer (English): A person who participates in slam dance

Definitions

  1. A person who participates in slam dance

Ancestry of “slam dancer”, step by step

slam dancer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English slam

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishslamTo shut with sudden force so as to produce a...
2Middle Englishslammen—

via English Dancer

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishDancerThe second reindeer of Santa Claus
2Middle Englishdauncer—
Every word from Middle English slammen →