Goose-step

Quick meaning: Goose-step is a noun meaning (military, typically derogatory) To march with a goose-step.

Meaning

(military, typically derogatory) To march with a goose-step.

More Meanings

1. (rugby) A deceptive step that breaks the normal flow of running and allows a player to accelerate and/or change direction quickly while simultaneously confusing the defender.
2. (military, now often derogatory) A style of march in which the legs advance in turn without bending the knee, whether as a low quick march or a rigorous high slow march for ceremonial occasions; the various drills associated with these marches.

Example Sentences

The balance or goose-step introduced for their practice excites a fever of disgust.

The small boys had discovered the goose step, and it filled their little souls with amazement and delight. That human beings should consent to those ridiculous paces seemed to them almost incredibly funny.

The goose-step, for instance, is one of the most horrible sights in the world, far more terrifying than a dive-bomber. It is simply an affirmation of naked power; contained in it, quite consciously and intentionally, is the vision of a boot crashing down on a face.

Word Forms

• goose-steps
• goose-stepping
• goose-stepped

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include goose, gree, goosegob, goosegog, goosey, parade.

Related Dictionary Tools