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Princeton's WordNet

  1. fox-trot, foxtrotverb

    a ballroom dance in quadruple time; combines short and long and fast and slow steps fixed sequences

  2. foxtrotverb

    dance the foxtrot

GCIDE

  1. foxtrotverb

    To dance the foxtrot.

Wiktionary

  1. foxtrotnoun

    A ballroom dance with a slow-slow-quick-quick rhythm.

  2. foxtrotnoun

    The letter F in the ICAO spelling alphabet.

  3. foxtrotnoun

    The Sunday (and formerly daily) comic strip by Bill Amend.

  4. foxtrotnoun

    Short for Foxtrot216, film industry slang for bubble wrap, coined by Avant-garde documentary filmmaker Nick Martin.

  5. foxtrotverb

    To dance the foxtrot.

Wikipedia

  1. Foxtrot

    The foxtrot is a smooth, progressive dance characterized by long, continuous flowing movements across the dance floor. It is danced to big band (usually vocal) music. The dance is similar in its look to waltz, although the rhythm is in a 44 time signature instead of 34. Developed in the 1910s, the foxtrot reached its height of popularity in the 1930s and remains practiced today.

ChatGPT

  1. foxtrot

    Foxtrot is a smooth, progressive dance characterized by long, continuous flowing movements across the dance floor. Originally a popular ballroom dance in the 1930s, it is typically performed to big band swing-style music and includes specific rhythmic patterns and elements. Foxtrot is also known as the code word for the letter 'F' in the NATO phonetic alphabet.

Wikidata

  1. Foxtrot

    The foxtrot or fox trot is a smooth progressive dance characterized by long, continuous flowing movements across the dance floor. It is danced to big band music, and the feeling is one of elegance and sophistication. The dance is similar in its look to waltz, although the rhythm is in a 4 4 time signature instead of 3 4. Developed in the 1910s, the foxtrot reached its height of popularity in the 1930s, and remains practiced today.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of foxtrot in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of foxtrot in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

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