turkey-trot

A form of turkey trot — A dance popular in the first two decades of the 20th century, consisting of exaggerated bird-like movements performed to fast-paced ragtime music.

Meanings

nounturkey-trot (plural turkey-trots)

plural turkey-trots

  1. alternativeAlternative form of turkey trot.
verbto turkey-trot (third-person singular simple present turkey-trots, present participle turkey-trotting, simple past and past participle turkey-trotted)

present singular third person turkey-trots · participle present turkey-trotting · participle past turkey-trotted · past turkey-trotted

  1. alternativeAlternative form of turkey trot.
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