gaoulé

== French == === Etymology === From the word gahouler (or cahouler). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɡa.u.le/ === Noun === gaoulé m (uncountable) (slang) whispering (slang, Creole) mischievous public behavior, or "dirty dancing" (i.e., sensual, licentious dancing) ==== Usage notes ==== The term came to be used as the name of a slave revolt on the island of Martinique in 1717 due to a remark, in an official report of that uprising, that a slave was alleged to have observed in amazement that "White people are just as good at 'gaoulé' as blacks are!".