Footwork
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈfʊt.wɜːk/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Footwork is a noun meaning Any movement of the feet, especially intricate or complex movement, as in sports or dancing.
Meaning
Any movement of the feet, especially intricate or complex movement, as in sports or dancing.
More Meanings
- (uncountable, music) A subgenre of juke/ghetto house and style of street dance that originated in Chicago in the early 1990s.
- (informal) Finesse.
Example Sentences
It took some fancy footwork to make it all happen.
The dancer impressed the crowd with his fancy footwork.
In April, DJ Rashad, a Chicago-based producer and pioneer of the increasingly popular footwork genre, died in a drug-related accident.
Everton defender Distin then demonstrated neat footwork to evade a succession of challenges inside the area before sending a rising, angled effort narrowly off target.
Word Forms
- footworks
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include floorwork, footmanship, footpace, toeing, legwork, foot-tapping.
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