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Naruto run en · NOUN

Etymology

From the Naruto manga and anime franchise, whose characters run in this manner.

Meanings

  1. (slang) The act of running in this manner.
    • I once asked Dare why he thought Starfield needed a sign— like the Vulcan “live long and prosper” salute, or the Sailor Senshi “I will punish you” hand signs, or that weird Naruto run— […] 2019, Ashley Poston, The Princess and the Fangirl, Quirk Books, →ISBN, page 140:
    • Keiston may have set me up for failure a couple times, when he tried to put me on with that hood midget across from our homeroom or stopping ahead of me when we did our little Naruto run from the cafeteria. 2020, Dapper Don, Hiding from the Unspoken Truth: Why Live Your Life Whole Life as a Lie... When the Real Truth Could Be Right in Your Face., AuthorHouse, →ISBN:
    • […] before eventually performing the iconic Naruto run out of the restaurant. 2020, Joe Federer, The Hidden Psychology of Social Networks: How Brands Create Authentic Engagement by Understanding What Motivates Us, McGraw Hill Professional, →ISBN, page 154:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
Naruto runs Number=Plur lexicographic

Translations (4)

pt corrida Naruto (running with one's arms flailing behind) · ja ナルト走り (running with one's arms flailing behind) · hi नारुतो दौड़ (running with one's arms flailing behind) · cmn 火影跑 (running with one's arms flailing behind)

wikipedia: Naruto

Naruto run en · VERB

Etymology

From the Naruto manga and anime franchise, whose characters run in this manner.

Meanings

  1. (slang, transitive) To run headlong with one's arms flailing behind.
    • Cas and I had spent much of our teenage years saving up for manga volumes and Naruto-running round the house. 2020, Kaiya Stone, Everything is Going to be K.O.: An illustrated memoir of living with specific learning difficulties, Head of Zeus Ltd, →ISBN:
    • IF YOU LAUNCH INTO A SERMON, DON'T CARE IF I'M ACROSS THE PARTY, I WILL NARUTO RUN OVER JUST TO DUMP THAT LITTLE TEA LIGHT CANDLE ON YOUR HEAD. 2020, Desus & Mero, God-Level Knowledge Darts: Life Lessons from the Bronx, Random House, →ISBN, page 4:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
Naruto run Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
Naruto ran Tense=Past lexicographic
Naruto running Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
Naruto runs Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic

wikipedia: Naruto