foxtrot
noun
- dance
verb
- tango
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˈfɒkstɹɒt/
noun
Etymology: From fox + trot.
- A ballroom dance with a slow-slow-quick-quick rhythm.
“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.”
- A pace with short steps, as in changing from trotting to walking.
- Alternative letter-case form of Foxtrot from the NATO/ICAO Phonetic Alphabet.
verb
Etymology: From fox + trot.
- To dance the foxtrot.