moonwalk

[moon-wawk]

moon·walk

[moon-wawk]
noun
1.
an exploratory walk by an astronaut on the surface of the moon.
verb (used without object)
2.
(of an astronaut) to walk on the surface of the moon.

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to introduce subtleties into or argue subtly about.

Origin:
1965–70, Americanism; moon + walk

moon·walk·er, noun
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moonwalk

noun
1. a kind of dance step in which the dancer seems to be sliding on the spot; "Michael Jackson perfected the moonwalk in the 1980s" 
2. an exploratory walk by an astronaut on the surface of the moon 
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