box the gnat

verb

To perform a dance movement in which the two dancers step forward, join hands, then raise hands. The lady takes a step forward and does a left-face U turn back under the raised joined hands, while the man walks forward and around the lady while doing a right-face U turn back.

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Meanings

verbbox the gnat (third-person singular simple present boxes the gnat, present participle boxing the gnat, simple past and past participle boxed the gnat)

present singular third person boxes the gnat · participle present boxing the gnat · participle past boxed the gnat · past boxed the gnat

  1. To perform a dance movement in which the two dancers step forward, join hands, then raise hands. The lady takes a step forward and does a left-face U turn back under the raised joined hands, while the man walks forward and around the lady while doing a right-face U turn back.
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box the gnat. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/box%20the%20gnat

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “box the gnat,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/box%20the%20gnat.

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