foxtrot

Fox·trot

F f

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [foks-trot]
- /ˈfɒksˌtrɒt/
- /ˈfɒks.trɒt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [foks-trot]
- /ˈfɒksˌtrɒt/

Definitions of foxtrot word

noun foxtrot a word used in communications to represent the letter F. 1
verb without object foxtrot to dance a fox trot. 1
noun foxtrot A ballroom dance in 4/ 4 time, with alternation of two slow and two quick steps. 1
countable noun foxtrot The foxtrot is a type of dance which involves a combination of long slow steps and short fast steps. 0
noun foxtrot a ballroom dance in quadruple time, combining short and long steps in various sequences 0
verb foxtrot to perform this dance 0

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Origin of foxtrot

First appearance:

before 1915

One of the 14% newest English words

First recorded in 1915-20

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Parts of speech for Foxtrot

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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foxtrot popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 69% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for foxtrot

noun foxtrot

disco — discotheque.
waltz — a ballroom dance, in moderately fast triple meter, in which the dancers revolve in perpetual circles, taking one step to each beat.
rock — rock the boat, Informal. to disrupt the smooth functioning or routine of something: Don't rock the boat by demanding special treatment from management.
tap — Telocator Alphanumeric Protocol
skip — to move in a light, springy manner by bounding forward with alternate hops on each foot.

All 46 Synonyms of foxtrot