walking the dog

noun

Any of various dances, or dance moves, that mimic dog walking.

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of walk the dog
noun
  1. Any of various dances, or dance moves, that mimic dog walking.

    The tango, the Texas Tommy, Walking the Dog, the one step, the fox trot, the shimmy, and all their out-growths, had their origin in the palaces of lust on the Barbary Coast of San Francisco.

    1930, Jefferis & Nichols, Safe Counsel or Practical Eugenics, page 200
    1. A specific set step in clogging.
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