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turkey trot

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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