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moonwalk
[ moon-wawk ]
noun
- an exploratory walk by an astronaut on the surface of the moon.
- a dance move in which the dancer appears to slide backwards involuntarily while making the motions of walking forward, an illusion achieved by rising onto the ball of one foot, which bears the weight, while sliding the other foot backwards in a flat position, and alternating this step between feet.
verb (used without object)
- (of an astronaut) to walk on the surface of the moon.
- to perform the moonwalk dance move.
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- moon·walk·er noun
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Plus wearing gowns, gloves, goggles and masks imparts an eerie moonwalk sensation as one enters the facility.
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Michael Jackson's back-from-the-dead moonwalk stunned viewers at the Billboard Awards.
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In his autobiography, Moonwalk, Jackson called Ross his “mother, love and sister all rolled up in one.”
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Another time, he hired dance coaches to teach the staff to moonwalk on the set (he tried, then opted to sit aside and judge).
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Someday they may all moonwalk with MJ in the great big Neverland in the sky.
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