foxtrot
IPA: fˈɑkstrɑt
noun
- A ballroom dance with a slow-slow-quick-quick rhythm.
- 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.
verb
- To dance the foxtrot.
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Examples of "foxtrot" in Sentences
- Nellie danced the foxtrot listening to the gramophone.
- I messed up slow foxtrot which isn't surprising, but ever so slightly annoying.
- Val said, "I know you have 'American Woman,' but I cannot hear it as a foxtrot."
- No partner or experience necessary. 3 p.m., basic foxtrot lesson, followed by dancing until 6 p.m.,
- My only worry was that this may be the only time she'll ever get to do the foxtrot and it wasn't a traditional one.
- The foxtrot is not a flashy dance; its motor impulse is more akin to clockworks than, say, the hip-driven stampede nature of the samba.
- Bruno Tonioli called her foxtrot "one and half minutes of pure dancing joy" and exclaimed that "the flavor of Spain has never tasted so good!" of her paso doble.
- In the past week, I gave my shirt to Oprah, danced the foxtrot in leather pants, took off my shirt to reveal a tattoo of the American flag and had a monologue about sex stick!
- They sought private instruction, and for the next three years they danced six days a week and twice on Sundays, learning the intricacies of smooth ballroom dances, such as foxtrot, swing, cha cha, tango, waltz and rumba, and spending upwards of $28,000 for lessons in the process.
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