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turkey trot

noun

Meaning

  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.
  2. A footrace held on or around Thanksgiving Day.
  3. To dance a turkey trot.

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Related words

turkey(English)turkling(English)turkey pout(English)chicken dance(English)turkeycock(English)turkie(English)turkey-chick(English)turkeyling(English)

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data