FOX-TROT


Meaning of FOX-TROT in English

I. ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun

1. : a short broken slow trotting gait in which the hind foot of the horse hits the ground a trifle before the diagonally opposite forefoot and the head nods in time to the movement

2.

a. : a ballroom dance in duple time that includes slow walking steps, quick running steps, and two-steps

b. : an ice dancing step

3. : the music to which a fox-trot is danced : jazz in duple rhythm fast or slow — compare blues , charleston

II. intransitive verb

Etymology: fox-trot (I)

: to dance the fox-trot

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.