hoofing

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EDT (our resident expert Annie Barrett is already experiencing a mild case of the vapors in nervous anticipation of her weekly TV Watch), and seeing that we have yet to witness any of the eleven C-listers hoofing,

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  1. a dance in which the steps are more important than gestures or postures.

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  1. dancing in which the steps are more important than gestures or postures

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  • EDT (our resident expert Annie Barrett is already experiencing a mild case of the vapors in nervous anticipation of her weekly TV Watch), and seeing that we have yet to witness any of the eleven C-listers hoofing, —  Entertainment Weekly's PopWatch
  • Did you see Crystal hoofing it up the side of that hill? —  Entertainment Weekly's PopWatch
  • Seems like people care about seeing Lil 'Kim, Denise Richards, and Steve Wozniak shake their booties, but aren't too concerned with whether they'll still be hoofing it the next week or not. —  Entertainment Weekly's Hollywood Insider
  • I started out yesterday, March 15, by hoofing it across the Strip to, yep, Caesar's Palace. —  Entertainment Weekly's PopWatch
  • Petr Cech: The usual assured display and less hoofing today from what I saw. —  Chelsea Blog
 

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