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  • proper noun A Bantu speaking people living in Rwanda and Burundi; The Tutsi
  • proper noun A member of such people.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun a member of a Bantu speaking people living in Rwanda and Burundi

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Examples

  • By coincidence the Watusi are the tallest people on earth, with many of the men standing over seven feet (2.1 m) tall, while the Pygmies are the shortest people on earth, with full grown men often less than

    Yahoo! Answers: Latest Questions 2009

  • They even played a "Watusi" song behind the out-takes -- you could hear Bob's tone of voice going from mild frustration to full, bleeped-out boil.

    OnMilwaukee.com 2010

  • I don't know why .... maybe looking at all those National Geographics as a kid imprinted a latent desire to be a photojournalist (although I've yet to run across a naked Watusi which is why, of course, any American 10 year old boy would even be looking at

    Chicago's Home Weblog 2009

  • Bonds, “Wah Watusi” by the Orlons, practically everything by the Beach Boys, “Do You Love Me” by the Contours, instrumentals like “Wipe Out” by the Surfaris, “Pipeline” by the Chantays, and “Easier Said Than Done” by the Essex, but by far the most requested song that summer was “Louie Louie” by the Kingsmen, a song in which no matter how closely you listen to it, the lyrics are still unintelligible.

    Me, The Mob, And The Music Tommy James 2010

  • I spent a night in Kigali, in a five diamond hotel, where maybe someday, they'll do the Watusi down in Hutu hell.

    Around the Corner 2008

  • No, today we're not doing anything as pedestrian as the Watusi or the Frug, today we have a whole podcast of failed dance crazes from You Got Good Taste.

    Do the..... baikinange 2010

  • News of a newcomer to the festival scene near Cardiff (well, 25 minutes away) appeared on Twitter yesterday as Watusi festival told us about the event.

    Cardiff today: festival newcomer and what's on in Cardiff? Add your events. 2010

  • Bonds, “Wah Watusi” by the Orlons, practically everything by the Beach Boys, “Do You Love Me” by the Contours, instrumentals like “Wipe Out” by the Surfaris, “Pipeline” by the Chantays, and “Easier Said Than Done” by the Essex, but by far the most requested song that summer was “Louie Louie” by the Kingsmen, a song in which no matter how closely you listen to it, the lyrics are still unintelligible.

    Me, The Mob, And The Music Tommy James 2010

  • Bonds, “Wah Watusi” by the Orlons, practically everything by the Beach Boys, “Do You Love Me” by the Contours, instrumentals like “Wipe Out” by the Surfaris, “Pipeline” by the Chantays, and “Easier Said Than Done” by the Essex, but by far the most requested song that summer was “Louie Louie” by the Kingsmen, a song in which no matter how closely you listen to it, the lyrics are still unintelligible.

    Me, The Mob, And The Music Tommy James 2010

  • Watusi 1959 - starring George Montgomery - written by James Clavell

    Allan Quatermain Hollywood Style Dark Worlds Club 2009

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