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turkey trots

turkey trots is the plural of turkey trot.

Meaning of turkey trot

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
  2. (US) A footrace held on or around Thanksgiving Day.

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What is turkey trots the plural of?
Turkey trots is the plural of turkey trot.

Words near turkey trots in the dictionary

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  2. Turkey toilet sponge
  3. Turkey toilet sponges
  4. turkey tones
  5. turkey trot
  6. turkey trots
  7. turkey trotted
  8. turkey trotting
  9. turkey vulture
  10. turkey vultures
  11. Turkey wheat

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