| a round dance, danced by couples, properly to ragtime, the step being a springy walk with little or no bending of the knees, and accompanied by a swinging motion of the body with shoulder movements up and down. |
[tur-kee-trot] 
| to dance the turkey trot. |
| turkey trot n. A ragtime dance marked by a springy walk with the feet well apart and a swinging up-and-down movement of the shoulders. |