Moonwalk
name, noun, verb ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 An exploration of the Moon's surface on foot by an astronaut.
- 2 an exploratory walk by an astronaut on the surface of the moon wordnet
- 3 Activity on the Moon, outside any moonbase, exposed to space, by an astronaut broadly
- 4 a kind of dance step in which the dancer seems to be sliding on the spot wordnet
- 5 A dance move in which the dancer slides backwards though the feet move as if walking forwards; the backslide.
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- 6 A dance style in which the dancer appears to be moving in a low gravity environment.
"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."
- 1 To walk on the surface of the Moon. intransitive
- 2 To walk in leaps, like on the Moon or on other low gravity surfaces. intransitive
- 3 To perform the moonwalk. intransitive
- 4 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
"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."
- 1 A barangay of Parañaque, Metro Manila, Philippines.
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More examples"He created an iconic, angular style of dance that incorporated pantomime techniques, lightning-fast changes, and his signature "moonwalk.""
Etymology
From Moon + walk. * (backslide): Coined by Michael Jackson in 1983, when popularizing the backslide and renaming it.
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