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foxtrot

/ˈfɒkstɹɒt/ · noun

Meaning

  1. A ballroom dance with a slow-slow-quick-quick rhythm.
  2. A pace with short steps, as in changing from trotting to walking.
  3. Alternative letter-case form of Foxtrot from the NATO/ICAO Phonetic Alphabet.
  4. To dance the foxtrot.

Etymology / origin

From fox + trot.

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