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backup dancer

Backup dancer – a man who is trying to enter the limelight even though he is simply someone’s side-man.Not considered part of the main crew or ensemble, he is a simply a backup dancer.
Whilst backup dancers tend to be attention seekers, they are best ignored
“Oi Crispy Grant, how you gonna come flex round my hood when you iz just a backup dancer?”
backup dancer by WhackBoi August 17, 2016
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Backup dancer

Backup dancer came up about 2014 when I kept having friends bring these randoms out them. These people tend to not know they are backup dancers. They generally bring nothing to the table, occasionally they have money but 9 times they are just here to make you look good. They are sometimes mistaken for acquaintances but normally you don't know much about they. After a while they graduate from backup dancing to actually friends.
Who'd you come out with ? Some backup dancers!

Those backup dancers over there are throwing shade.
Backup dancer by Bizall June 6, 2017

backup dancer

Someone who wants to be something or in the spotlight at all times.
Kylie Jenner u backup dancer (cos she's not a kardashian)
backup dancer by TRUSSSMEDADDI July 27, 2016

BACKUP DANCER

Backup dancer is a gritty localized term used by the inhabitants of England describing a person who lingers in the back of every circumstance without a purpose and is classified as irrelevant to the human society.
This term emerged from a rapper named Stormzy who performed a free style at a South London Park
"Rahh that wasteman is a backup dancer"
"Get off his woodina you backup dancer"
BACKUP DANCER by Zootnation July 28, 2023

backup dancer

Someone who's just a complete twat, so annoying, attention-seeking, wants to be in the centre of everything but they can't really succeed in doing this. Originated from the song 'shutup by stormzy'
Oi Lydia, stop being such a backup dancer.
backup dancer by TRUSSSMEDADDI September 19, 2016

Backup Dancer

A person who isn't important.

A person who hides in the shadow of someone else.

A copycat.
Yo you heard about Tom

Na he's a Backup Dancer.
Backup Dancer by Jumpman44 September 5, 2016
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