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turkey trot

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

Noun

turkey trot (plural turkey trots)

  1. A dance popular in the first two decades of the 20th century, consisting of exaggerated bird-like movements performed to fast-paced ragtime music.
    • From the direction of "The Yellow Lantern" […] arose the strident notes of a tinny piano beating blatantly the measure of a turkey trot.1919, Frank L. Packard, chapter 9, in The Further Adventures of Jimmie Dale
    • Still, music fans who feared that rockabilly might eventually go the way of the turkey trot can take heart.1985 Sept. 30, Guy D. Garcia, "People," Time
  2. (US) A footrace held on or around Thanksgiving Day.

Verb

to turkey trot (third-person singular simple present turkey trots, present participle turkey trotting, simple past and past participle turkey trotted)

  1. To dance a turkey trot.
    • The old men on the Exchange play golf all day, and the young ones turkey-trot all night.1914, Rex Ellingwood Beach, chapter 4, in The Auction Block

Forms of turkey trot

Noun
pluralturkey trots
alternative formturkey-trot
Verb
third-person singular presentturkey trots
present participleturkey trotting
past participleturkey trotted
pastturkey trotted

Questions about turkey trot

What does turkey trot mean?
Turkey trot means a dance popular in the first two decades of the 20th century, consisting of exaggerated bird-like movements performed to fast-paced ragtime music.
What part of speech is turkey trot?
Turkey trot can be a noun or a verb.
What is the plural of turkey trot?
The plural of turkey trot is turkey trots.

Words near turkey trot in the dictionary

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  6. turkey trot
  7. turkey trots
  8. turkey trotted
  9. turkey trotting
  10. turkey vulture
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