Naruto run

verb

To run headlong with one's arms flailing behind.

Meanings

verbNaruto run (third-person singular simple present Naruto runs, present participle Naruto running, simple past Naruto ran, past participle Naruto run)

present singular third person Naruto runs · participle present Naruto running · past Naruto ran

  1. slangtransitivelifestyleTo run headlong with one's arms flailing behind.

    Cas and I had spent much of our teenage years saving up for manga volumes and Naruto-running round the house.

    2020, Kaiya Stone, Everything is Going to be K.O.: An illustrated memoir of living with specific learning difficulties, Head of Zeus Ltd, →ISBN
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    IF YOU LAUNCH INTO A SERMON, DON'T CARE IF I'M ACROSS THE PARTY, I WILL NARUTO RUN OVER JUST TO DUMP THAT LITTLE TEA LIGHT CANDLE ON YOUR HEAD.

    2020, Desus & Mero, God-Level Knowledge Darts: Life Lessons from the Bronx, Random House, →ISBN, page 4
nounNaruto run (plural Naruto runs)

plural Naruto runs

  1. slanglifestyleThe act of running in this manner.

    […] before eventually performing the iconic Naruto run out of the restaurant.

    2020, Joe Federer, The Hidden Psychology of Social Networks: How Brands Create Authentic Engagement by Understanding What Motivates Us, McGraw Hill Professional, →ISBN, page 154
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    Keiston may have set me up for failure a couple times, when he tried to put me on with that hood midget across from our homeroom or stopping ahead of me when we did our little Naruto run from the cafeteria.

    2020, Dapper Don, Hiding from the Unspoken Truth: Why Live Your Life Whole Life as a Lie... When the Real Truth Could Be Right in Your Face., AuthorHouse, →ISBN

    I once asked Dare why he thought Starfield needed a sign— like the Vulcan “live long and prosper” salute, or the Sailor Senshi “I will punish you” hand signs, or that weird Naruto run— […]

    2019, Ashley Poston, The Princess and the Fangirl, Quirk Books, →ISBN, page 140

Origin

From the Naruto manga and anime franchise, whose characters run in this manner.

Full word history & related roots →

Translations

Arabic ركضة ناروتو
  • ركضة ناروتو (rakḍat nārūtō)running with one's arms flailing behind
Chinese Mandarin 火影跑
  • 火影跑 (huǒ yǐng pǎo)running with one's arms flailing behind
Hindi नारुतो दौड़
  • नारुतो दौड़ (nāruto dauḍ)running with one's arms flailing behind
Japanese ナルト走り
  • ナルト走り (narutobashiri)running with one's arms flailing behind
Portuguese corrida Naruto
  • corrida Narutorunning with one's arms flailing behind
Cite this entry
APA

Naruto run. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Naruto%20run

MLA

“Naruto run.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Naruto%20run. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Naruto run,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Naruto%20run.

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