lockstep
(noun) a manner of marching in file in which each person’s leg moves with and behind the corresponding leg of the person ahead; “the prisoner’s ankles were so chained together that they could only march in lockstep”
lockstep
(noun) a standard procedure that is followed mindlessly; “the union’s support had been in lockstep for years”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
lockstep (usually uncountable, plural locksteps)
(military) A step whereby the toe of one man is brought very close to the heel of the man in front.
(figuratively) Close connection, unison, rigid synchronization.
An inflexible, rigid or stifling pattern.
• splocket
Source: Wiktionary
15 June 2025
(verb) obtain or seek to obtain by cadging or wheedling; “he is always shnorring cigarettes from his friends”
Coffee dates back to the 9th century. Goat herders in Ethiopia noticed their goats seem to be “dancing” after eating berries from a particular shrub. They reported it to the local monastery, and a monk made a drink out of it. The monk found out he felt energized and kept him awake at night. That’s how the first coffee drink was born.
