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TURKEY-TROT
TURKEY-TROT
Tur
"key-trot `, n.
Defn:
An
eccentric
ragtime
dance,
danced
with
the
feet
well
apart
and
with
a
characteristic
rise
on
the
ball
of
the
foot,
followed
by
a
drop
upon
the
heel.
The
original
form,
owning
to
the
positions
assumed
by
the
dancers,
is
offensively
suggestive.
Similar
dances
are
the
bunny
hug
and
grizzly
bear,
so
called
in
allusion
to
the
movements
and
the
positions
assumed
by
the
partners
in
dancing.
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