Moonrun
noun, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 A dance move (or something similar or analogous) in which one slides backwards while appearing as if one was running forwards. rare, uncountable
"Michael Jackson had his moonwalk, while Darryl Beardall has his moonrun. And it's not like he's done these miles in the vacuum of space. For lack of a better term, he's a “serial racer.”"
- 1 To move while sliding backwards as though the feet move as if one was running forwards. intransitive, rare
"Those four rings of yours do not allow you to attempt moonrunning! Now, let's get you back where you started, shall we? The moonlight was like a gigantic bolt of silk flung from Goddess Keep to Waes. He slid along it pell-mell, breathless at the speed and the whirl of colors around him. Back in the alley outside the garden again, he watched with his mind as Andrade effortlessly disentangled him from the weave and vanished back along her silken moonlight. It took him a few moments ..."
Example
More examples"Michael Jackson had his moonwalk, while Darryl Beardall has his moonrun. And it's not like he's done these miles in the vacuum of space. For lack of a better term, he's a “serial racer.”"
Etymology
From Moon + run; modelled after moonwalk.
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