Green’s Dictionary of Slang

tifilo n.

In phrases

chuck the tifilo (v.)

(Polari) to perform a step dance.

1896

Mirror of Life 7 Mar. 3/4: Jack Hansel [...] is the finest step dancer in the world, and yet [...] Jack has to vader the homies of the casa where he chucks the tifilo before be can get tres bianca a night.