hoof it

present singular third person hoofs it · participle present hoofing it · participle past hoofed it · past hoofed it

1. slangTo walk, especially when as a result of regular transportation being unavailable.

   I hoofed it around the store. I didn't see any soda pop bottles, anywhere.

   2017, Charles E. Morgan III, The Case of the Stolen Jewelry

2. slangTo dance.

   It was doing what looked like an old-fashioned soft-shoe dance, complete with miniature cane, bow tie, and top hat. As it danced, it sang in a squeaky whistle. "...the old lady was doing a broken-down conga in twenty-five. We hoofed it 'till we couldn't take it any longer and had to jive..."

   2017, David M. Kelly, Mathematics of Eternity

3. slangTo depart; scram.

   Now hoof it. Don't leave Athens to those Asian cowards who ran from us this morning.

   2008, W. S. Walton, The Demos at Dawn, page 456

   1 more example

   Last thing you wanna do is talk shop at a party, so no artsy-fartsy chitchat. If you need to leave, tap me on my shoulder, and we're outie. Unless I have a honey on the line, in which case, hoof it, capiche?

   2019, Mike Oppenhuizen, “Y.G.A.G.G.” (17:13 from the start), in Wendey Stanzler, director, Atypical, season 3, episode 4, spoken by Zahid (Nik Dodani), via Netflix