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running man

running man noun: a dance move popular in the late 1980s to early 1990s, characterized by running movements done in place with hands going in an alternating forward-backward motion.

Noun

running man

  1. (preceded by definite article) A dance move popular in the late 1980s to early 1990s, characterized by running movements done in place with hands going in an alternating forward-backward motion.

Questions about running man

What does running man mean?
Running man means a dance move popular in the late 1980s to early 1990s, characterized by running movements done in place with hands going in an alternating forward-backward motion.
What part of speech is running man?
Running man is a noun.

Words near running man in the dictionary

  1. running load
  2. running loads
  3. running low
  4. running mad
  5. running madness
  6. running man
  7. running mate
  8. running mates
  9. running meter
  10. running meters
  11. running nowhere

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