turkey trot
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.19 in modern English
17
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A dance popular in the first two decades of the 20th century, consisting of exaggerated bird-like movements performed to fast-paced ragtime music.
Example Sentences
- "From the direction of "The Yellow Lantern" […] arose the strident notes of a tinny piano beating blatantly the measure of a turkey trot."
- "Still, music fans who feared that rockabilly might eventually go the way of the turkey trot can take heart."
- "The old men on the Exchange play golf all day, and the young ones turkey-trot all night."
Usage
- American usage