Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

foxtrot

/ˈfɒkstɹɒt/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.60 in modern English

Syllables: fox-trot
IPA: /ˈfɒkstɹɒt/

17

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

noun

A pace with short steps, as in changing from trotting to walking.

noun

Alternative letter-case form of Foxtrot from the NATO/ICAO Phonetic Alphabet.

verb

To dance the foxtrot.

Example Sentences

"The tango, the Texas Tommy, Walking the Dog, the one step, the fox trot, the shimmy, and all their out-growths, had their origin in the palaces of lust on the Barbary Coast of San Francisco."

Etymology

From fox + trot.

Inflected Forms

foxtrots (plural) foxtrots (present, singular) foxtrotting (participle, present) foxtrotted (participle, past) foxtrotted (past)

Derived Forms

slowfox

Phrases

foxtrot oscar whiskey tango foxtrot whisky tango foxtrot turkey trot

Frequently Paired Words

turkey trot

Synonyms

fox-trot

Questions

How do you pronounce foxtrot?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈfɒkstɹɒt/.
What does foxtrot mean?: A ballroom dance with a slow-slow-quick-quick rhythm.
Where does foxtrot come from?: From fox + trot.

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