turkey trot
noun
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.
Origin of turkey trot
1An Americanism dating back to 1830–40
Other definitions for turkey-trot (2 of 2)
turkey-trot
[ tur-kee-trot ]
verb (used without object),tur·key-trot·ted, tur·key-trot·ting.
to dance the turkey trot.
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How to use turkey trot in a sentence
Ben moved his head impatiently, and turkey-trotted straight ahead.
Missy | Dana Gatlin
British Dictionary definitions for turkey trot
turkey trot
noun
an early ragtime one-step, popular in the period of World War I
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