fox trot

/ˈfɑks ˌtrɑt/
noun
  1. A smooth, progressive ballroom dance in 4/4 time, with a combination of slow and quick steps.
    • The band played a lively fox-trot at the wedding.
    • They practiced the fox-trot for the dance competition.
    • My grandmother taught me the basic steps of the fox-trot.
verb
  1. To dance the fox-trot.
    • The couple fox-trotted gracefully across the floor.
    • We learned to fox-trot in our ballroom dancing class.
    • They fox-trotted to a classic jazz tune.
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