Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- v. To dance the fox trot.
Wiktionary
- n. A ballroom dance with a slow-slow-quick-quick rhythm.
- n. The letter F in the ICAO spelling alphabet.
- n. The Sunday (and formerly daily) comic strip by Bill Amend.
- n. Short for Foxtrot216, film industry slang for bubble wrap, coined by Avant-garde documentary filmmaker Nick Martin.
- v. To dance the foxtrot.
Examples
“The foxtrot is not a flashy dance; its motor impulse is more akin to clockworks than, say, the hip-driven stampede nature of the samba.”
“Bruno Tonioli called her foxtrot "one and half minutes of pure dancing joy" and exclaimed that "the flavor of Spain has never tasted so good!" of her paso doble.”
“I messed up slow foxtrot which isn't surprising, but ever so slightly annoying.”
“They sought private instruction, and for the next three years they danced six days a week and twice on Sundays, learning the intricacies of smooth ballroom dances, such as foxtrot, swing, cha cha, tango, waltz and rumba, and spending upwards of $28,000 for lessons in the process.”
“In the past week, I gave my shirt to Oprah, danced the foxtrot in leather pants, took off my shirt to reveal a tattoo of the American flag and had a monologue about sex stick!”
“Val said, "I know you have 'American Woman,' but I cannot hear it as a foxtrot.”
“My only worry was that this may be the only time she'll ever get to do the foxtrot and it wasn't a traditional one.”
“Nellie danced the foxtrot listening to the gramophone.”
“No partner or experience necessary. 3 p.m., basic foxtrot lesson, followed by dancing until 6 p.m.,”
The Washington Post: Montgomery County community calendar, Oct. 28-Nov. 4, 2010
“Ryan and Ricky, as well as Jess and Clarice -- whose foxtrot was hailed by guest judge Kristin Chenoweth as her favorite routine of the night -- were also spared for another week.”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘foxtrot’.
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Redundancing
The Moves. Do~do~ditty!
tango, bolero, cha cha, foxtrot, foxtantino, hip hop, hustle, jive, merengue, two step, paso doble, quickstep and 219 more...
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Baby, Work Out!
Names of popular or once dances.
hully gully, slauson, twist, jitterbug, stroll, pony, mashed potato, swim, jerk, watusi, boogaloo, worm and 54 more...
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that's just beastly!
cat-o-nine-tails, snake in the grass, puppy love, white elephant, crocodile tears, monkey business, keep the wolf fro..., culture vulture, black sheep of th..., scapegoat, ugly duckling, swan song and 260 more...
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elvesoncrack's Words
lachrymose, blustering, fjord, chihuahua, chiffon, catalytic, stile, gefilte, prosh, thwart, ralph, ickle and 379 more...
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Tulip Names I
No rhyme or reason other than that I like the names. :-) For more flower fun, see these lists:
Rose words by mollusque
Rose varieties by mollusque
Tulip Names II: You Know ...abbey dream, abbey road, abodement, abra, abra elite, academician tstisin, acapulco, ace of diamonds, acropolis, ad hoc, adamo, addis and 597 more...
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End in -ot
Just what it says. Words that end in -ot.
wainscot, ascot, marmot, jot, ocelot, spot, blot, scot, lot, shot, dot, snot and 219 more...
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Animalia Wordia
Words or short phrases with animal names in them. Since I already have a dedicated list for 'monkey' words I shall leave them out of this one for the moment.
paper tiger, pigeon-hearted, lion-hearted, sacred cow, chicken heart, fraidy cat, scaredy-cat, snake oil, can of worms, snake pit, rat's nest, stool pigeon and 114 more...
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Dance Magic Dance
Styles of dance
ballet, tango, waltz, salsa, polka, swing, charleston, foxtrot, jitterbug, tap, quickstep, mambo and 101 more...
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jacksmynde's Words
flippant, areola, uvula, bespectacled, hussy, penchant, predilection, sojourn, frivolous, stipend, enamoured, smitten and 30 more...
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Phonetic alphabet, Norwegian edition
The standard NATO phonetic alphabet with the norwegian additions
alpha, bravo, charlie, delta, echo, foxtrot, golf, hotel, india, juliet, kilo, lima and 17 more...
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F is for Flea Circus
My F Words
fire engine red, fanboy, fancy pants, fanzine, feeling fist, femme fatale, fiasco, fiddle faddle, fiddlesticks, filibuster, flannel, flea circus and 41 more...
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The Phonetic Alphabet
Used extensively in the transportation industry, the military, Ham radio operators etc. The alphabet was different during WWII, viz.:
Able Baker Charlie Dog Easy Fox George How ...zulu, yankee, x-ray, whiskey, victor, uniform, tango, sierra, romeo, quebec, papa, oscar and 14 more...
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dlarson's Words
eudaimonia, sans, brash, frankly, superfluous, lexical, teleology, polyglot, apfelstrudel, disposed, disport, cipher and 73 more...
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F
felicity, forget-me-not, frost, faerie, fate, fragile, freckles, fickle, flit, feather, firefly, flibbertigibbet and 41 more...
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dance dance revolution
interesting dances
maxixe, lambada, rhumba, samba, tango, cha cha cha, square, lundu, mambo, polka, hora, waltz and 59 more...
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bodya's Words
a2dp, edge, aacs, yariserv, bogdan, kiev, kyiv, ukraine, komsomolsk, komsomol'sk, poltava, vodka and 64 more...
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