Dictionary definition of “Canadian Ballet”

Canadian Ballet

n. exotic dancing; a strip club; collectively, strip clubs in Canada. Subjects: English, Canada, Slang

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Citations: 1993 [sm00sh] Usenet: rec.sport.football.pro (Oct. 4) “kelly out drinking before miami game”: When asked what he had been doing in Canada, he responded that he had been bar-hopping. Undoubtedly going to the girlie bars to watch the Canadian Ballet. 1995 Nicole Peradotto Buffalo News (Aug. 13) “Strippers Take A Stand Against Lap Dancing” p. E1: “Do you wanna dance?” The question, when posed at the Canadian Ballet—the euphemism used to describe the north-of-the-border strip clubs so popular with Western New Yorkers—usually refers to a tangle instead of a tango. 1998 [Jaguar] Usenet: soc.subculture.bondage-bdsm (Apr. 16) “Re: Survey: For Doms, regarding obese subs”: As for most of the strip clubs in my area, which includes Western New York and lower Ontario, Canada, they are relatively clean as are the clientele.…North of the border, these establishments are referred to as the Canadian Ballet …:*) 2004 Josh Fruhlinger Comics Curmudgeon (Baltimore, Md.) (Sept. 4) “Oh, Canada!”: Dozens of strip clubs line the streets of the Canadian towns just across the Niagara River from Buffalo. (These clubs were collectively known as “the Canadian ballet,” a euphemism I find terrifically amusing to this day.)

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Brandi’s in Vancouver is great. Be sure to check out the Swedish Touch on top of Brandi’s (same owner).

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