Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

moonwalk

/ˈmunwɔk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.30 in modern English

Syllables: moon-walk
IPA: /ˈmunwɔk/

17

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An exploration of the Moon's surface on foot by an astronaut.

noun

Activity on the Moon, outside any moonbase, exposed to space, by an astronaut

noun

A dance move in which the dancer slides backwards though the feet move as if walking forwards; the backslide.

noun

A dance style in which the dancer appears to be moving in a low gravity environment.

verb

To walk on the surface of the Moon.

Intransitive verb

verb

To walk in leaps, like on the Moon or on other low gravity surfaces.

Intransitive verb

verb

To perform the moonwalk.

Intransitive verb

verb

To walk in a manner that is similar to the moonwalk dance style; to move while sliding backwards as though the feet move as if one was walking forwards.

Intransitive verb

Example Sentences

"Though the idea of placing wacky made-up characters in a real-life context was carried over from Da Ali G Show—wherein Buzz Aldrin was once asked if he was upset that Michael Jackson got all the credit for inventing the moonwalk—Sacha Baron Cohen’s Borat felt like something new, an attempt to square an improvised, guerrilla style of underground comedy with reality-TV stunt shows like Jackass or Fear Factor."
"Alicent’s crew intercede and try to grab the prince for themselves, Aemond restraining his fleeing brother while Criston crosses swords with Cargyll 1. That’s when Cargyll 2 moonwalks away, realizing that he wants no part of this royal shitshow."

Etymology

From Moon + walk. * (backslide): Coined by Michael Jackson in 1983, when popularizing the backslide and renaming it.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈmunwɔk/
British English: /ˈmuːnwɔːk/

Usage

Intransitive verb

Inflected Forms

moonwalks (plural) moonwalks (present, singular) moonwalking (participle, present) moonwalked (participle, past) moonwalked (past)

Derived Forms

moonrun moonwalker

Synonyms

LEVA

Questions

How do you pronounce moonwalk?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈmunwɔk/.
What does moonwalk mean?: An exploration of the Moon's surface on foot by an astronaut.
Where does moonwalk come from?: From Moon + walk. * (backslide): Coined by Michael Jackson in 1983, when popularizing the backslide and renaming it.

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