Foxtrot
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈfɒkstɹɒt/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Foxtrot is a noun meaning A ballroom dance with a slow-slow-quick-quick rhythm.
Meaning
A ballroom dance with a slow-slow-quick-quick rhythm.
More Meanings
- A pace with short steps, as in changing from trotting to walking.
- (international standards) Alternative letter-case form of Foxtrot from the NATO/ICAO Phonetic Alphabet.
- To dance the foxtrot.
Example Sentences
The tango, the Texas Tommy, Walking the Dog, the one step, the fox trot, the shimmy, and all their out-growths, had their origin in the palaces of lust on the Barbary Coast of San Francisco.
Word Forms
- foxtrots
- foxtrotting
- foxtrotted
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include translation, two-step, one-step, ball, ballroom, toe-dance.
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