Definition of Foxtrot

1. Noun. A ballroom dance in quadruple time; combines short and long and fast and slow steps fixed sequences.

Exact synonyms: Fox-trot
Generic synonyms: Ballroom Dance, Ballroom Dancing

2. Verb. Dance the foxtrot. "Sam and Sue foxtrot"

Definition of Foxtrot

1. Noun. A ballroom dance with a slow-slow-quick-quick rhythm. ¹

2. Noun. The letter ''F'' in the ICAO spelling alphabet. ¹

3. Noun. The Sunday (and formerly daily) comic strip by Bill Amend. ¹

4. Noun. Short for Foxtrot216, film industry slang for bubble wrap, coined by Avant-garde documentary filmmaker Nick Martin. ¹

5. Verb. To dance the foxtrot. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Foxtrot

1. to dance the fox trot (a dance for couples) [v -TROTTED, -TROTTING, -TROTS]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Foxtrot

foxly
foxnut
foxnuts
foxshark
foxsharks
foxship
foxships
foxskin
foxskins
foxtail
foxtail barley
foxtail millet
foxtail orchid
foxtails
foxtrot (current term)
foxtrots
foxtrotted
foxtrotting
foxy boxing
foy
foyer
foyerlike
foyers
foyle
foyled
foyles
foyling
foyne

Literary usage of Foxtrot

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Sunset by Southern Pacific Company, Southern Pacific Company. Passenger Dept (1915)
"(4) My Honolulu Hula Girl, foxtrot for dancing, played by Pete Wend! the poisonous fungus growing on the wood and on the ground. The ground underneath an ..."

2. The First World War, 1914-1918: Personal Experiences of Lieut.-Col. C. à by Charles à Court Repington (1920)
"Wolkoff swears it is not true that when he was playing L'Aprte-Midi d'un Faune the other day, Lady Farquhar begged him to stop and play a foxtrot dance; ..."

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