The weasel war dance is a colloqial term for a behavior of excited ferrets. The war dance usually follows play or the successful capture of a toy or a stolen object. It consists of a frenzied series of sideways hops, often accompanied by an arched back, dooking or hissing noises, or a frizzy tail. Although the weasel war dance may make a ferret appear frightened or angry, they are often just excited and are usually harmless to humans.

The term was popularized by (among others) Scott Adams in the Dilbert comic strip.

See also

• dook

War dances