turkey trot

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turkey trot

A ragtime dance marked by a springy walk with the feet well apart and a swinging up-and-down movement of the shoulders.

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turkey trot

(Dancing) an early ragtime one-step, popular in the period of World War I

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tur′key trot`

a ragtime dance marked by a springy walk, shoulder movements, and little bending of the knees.

[1830–40, Amer.]

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turkey trot - an early ragtime one-step

one-step - an early ballroom dance; precursor to the fox-trot

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