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turkey trot en · NOUN
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A dance popular in the first two decades of the 20th century, consisting of exaggerated bird-like movements performed to fast-paced ragtime music.
From the direction of "The Yellow Lantern" […] arose the strident notes of a tinny piano beating blatantly the measure of a turkey trot.
1919, Frank L. Packard, chapter 9, in The Further Adventures of Jimmie Dale:Still, music fans who feared that rockabilly might eventually go the way of the turkey trot can take heart.
1985 Sept. 30, Guy D. Garcia, "People," Time
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(US) A footrace held on or around Thanksgiving Day.
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turkey trot en · VERB
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To dance a turkey trot.
The old men on the Exchange play golf all day, and the young ones turkey-trot all night.
1914, Rex Ellingwood Beach, chapter 4, in The Auction Block:
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foxtrot