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Meaning of turkey trot | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. A dance popular in the first two decades of the 20th century, consisting of exaggerated bird-like movements performed to fast-paced ragtime music.
  2. A footrace held on or around Thanksgiving Day.
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Examples

“From the direction of "The Yellow Lantern" […] arose the strident notes of a tinny piano beating blatantly the measure of a turkey trot.”
“Still, music fans who feared that rockabilly might eventually go the way of the turkey trot can take heart.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

turkey vulture Turkey wheat turkey wing turkey X disease turkey-chick turkey-hen

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