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FOXTROT
foxtrot, fox-trot
(noun) a ballroom dance in quadruple time; combines short and long and fast and slow steps fixed sequences
foxtrot
(verb) dance the foxtrot
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
foxtrot (plural foxtrots)
A ballroom dance with a slow-slow-quick-quick rhythm.
A pace with short steps, as in changing from trotting to walking.
The letter F in the ICAO spelling alphabet.
Verb
foxtrot (third-person singular simple present foxtrots, present participle foxtrotting, simple past and past participle foxtrotted)
To dance the foxtrot.
Source: Wiktionary
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