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box the gnat

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.46 in modern English

Syllables
box the g-nat
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To perform a dance movement in which the two dancers step forward, join hands, then raise hands. The lady takes a step forward and does a left-face U turn back under the raised joined hands, while the man walks forward and around the lady while doing a right-face U turn back.

Inflected Forms

boxes the gnat (present, singular) boxing the gnat (participle, present) boxed the gnat (participle, past) boxed the gnat (past)

Questions

What does box the gnat mean?
To perform a dance movement in which the two dancers step forward, join hands, then raise hands. The lady takes a step forward and does a left-face U turn back under the raised joined hands, while the man walks forward and around the lady while doing a right-face U turn back.

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