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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