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goose step
noun
1.
a marching step of some infantries in which the legs are swung high and kept straight and stiff.
2.
a military exercise in which the body is balanced on one foot, without advancing, while the other foot is swung forward and back.
Origin:
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Cultural Dictionary
goose step definition
A straight-legged style of military marching used by the armies of several nations, but associated particularly with the army of Germany under the Nazis.
Note: The term is sometimes used to suggest the unthinking loyalty of followers or soldiers: “Brown has a goose-step mentality.”
The American Heritage® New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition
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