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turkey trot
1noun
- a round dance, danced by couples, properly to ragtime, the step being a springy walk with little or no bending of the knees, and accompanied by a swinging motion of the body with shoulder movements up and down.
turkey-trot
2[ tur-kee-trot ]
verb (used without object)
turkey-trotted, turkey-trotting.
- to dance the turkey trot.
turkey trot
noun
- an early ragtime one-step, popular in the period of World War I
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yĐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of turkey trot1
An Americanism dating back to 1830â40
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âWhy mess up a good thing? This isnât a turkey trot.â
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Mentally she was working up to a turkey trot in November with her husband and son, but her marathon dreams were over.
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There are no high school football games, no marching bands, no turkey trots or parades, and no Santa Claus waving at our northern neighbors from a giant sleigh gliding down Fifth Avenue in Manhattan.
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Most turkey trots in Southern California are keeping the race tradition alive with virtual runs.
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One of Seidelâs favorite traditions is to wear a turkey costume at a turkey trot in her native Wisconsin.
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