n.
Function: noun
Date: 1628
1 : an evasion of the issue : EQUIVOCATION
2 a : an act of shuffling (as of cards) b : a right or turn to shuffle <it's your shuffle > c : a confusing jumble (as of papers or events) <lost in the shuffle >
3 a : a dragging sliding movement specifically : a sliding or scraping step in dancing b : a dance characterized by such a step c (1) : a rhythm where each beat of the measure is played as a triplet with the first and second parts of the triplet tied and the third part accented (2) : music played in a shuffle rhythm