English

Alternative forms

• turkey-trot

Noun

turkey trot ‎(plural turkey trots)

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.
   • 1919, Frank L. Packard, The Further Adventures of Jimmie Dale, ch. 9:

     From the direction of "The Yellow Lantern" . . . arose the strident notes of a tinny piano beating blatantly the measure of a turkey trot.

   • 1985 Sept. 30, Guy D. Garcia, "People," Time:

     Still, music fans who feared that rockabilly might eventually go the way of the turkey trot can take heart.

Verb

to turkey trot ‎(third-person singular simple present turkey trots, present participle turkey trotting, simple past and past participle turkey trotted)

1. To dance a turkey trot.
   • 1914, Rex Ellingwood Beach, The Auction Block, ch. 4:

     The old men on the Exchange play golf all day, and the young ones turkey-trot all night.

See also

• foxtrot

References

• turkey trot at OneLook Dictionary Search