foxtrot

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
17
Words With Friends
17
Letters
7
Pronunciation
/ˈfɒkstɹɒt/

Definition of foxtrot

4 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. 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.”
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noun

  1. 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.”
  2. A pace with short steps, as in changing from trotting to walking.
  3. (alt-of)Alternative letter-case form of Foxtrot from the NATO/ICAO Phonetic Alphabet.

verb

  1. To dance the foxtrot.

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Etymology

From fox + trot.

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