Duckwalk

noun, verb

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Alternative spelling of duck walk. alt-of, alternative
Verb
  1. 1
    To jump on one leg while moving the other back and forth, a motion sometimes employed by guitar players in popular music. intransitive
  2. 2
    To walk while squatting. intransitive

    "Kate and Dan duckwalked beneath the props to one side of the clearing as the rotors spun into a blur."

Example

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"Kate and Dan duckwalked beneath the props to one side of the clearing as the rotors spun into a blur."

Etymology

From duck + walk, from its resemblance to the awkward waddle of a duck.

Related phrases

back and forthpopular music

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