hoof it

Verb

hoof it (third-person singular simple present hoofs it, present participle hoofing it, simple past and past participle hoofed it)

1. (slang) To 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. (slang) To 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. (slang) To 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
   • 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