gandy dancer | Idiomator

Meaning: (chieflyUS,idiomatic)Arailwaylaborer, especially a member of acrewwhichcarriesrailsandaffixesthem toties.1929, Vernon W. Saul, “The Vocabulary of Bums”, inAmerican Speech, volume 4, number 5, page340:Gandy dancer—A section hand or track laborer.1959May 18, “Bush Teachers”, inTime, retrieved14 September 2008:The oddestgandy-danceron the railroads in Manitoba during the summer of 1926 was a 6-ft. 4-in. American medical student named Ben Spock.1981May 3, Edward C. Burks, “Amtrak Changes on Schedule”, inNew York Times, retrieved11 June 2014:In railroad slang, agandy danceris a track worker, one who lays or maintains track.

Examples:

EN: No, some gandy dancer feeling his liquor was throwing a bottle at the moon.
ES: No, algún obrero ferroviario que deseaba arrojarle un poco de licor a la luna.
EN: And he's teaming up with a cheap gandy dancer like you.
ES: La ley me da 30 dólares al mes, además de un entierro gratis antes de tiempo.

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