Definitions for turkey trot
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1. turkey trotnoun

   an early ragtime one-step

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1. turkey trot

   The term "Turkey Trot" generally refers to a fun recreational race that takes place around the holiday of Thanksgiving. These races usually have a relaxed and festive atmosphere and are often organized as charity events. Participants may dress in Thanksgiving-themed costumes and many races give out frozen turkeys as prizes. Often, these races are 5k or 10k, enabling everyone from professional runners to families and casual joggers to participate. The "turkey trot" can also refer to a type of dance from the early 1900s.

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1. Turkey trot

   The turkey trot was a dance made popular in the early 1900s. The Turkey Trot was done to fast ragtime music popular in the decade from 1900 to 1910 such as Scott Joplin's Maple Leaf Rag. It lost favor to the Foxtrot in 1914. The basic step consisted of four hopping steps sideways with the feet well apart, first on one leg, then the other with a characteristic rise on the ball of the foot, followed by a drop upon the heel. The dance was embellished with scissor-like flicks of the feet and fast trotting actions with abrupt stops. It has been said that dancers John Jarrott and Louise Gruenning introduced this dance as well as the Grizzly Bear at Ray Jones Café in Chicago, IL. around 1909. Another theory states that it originated on the Barbary Coast, San Francisco, California. Joseph M. Daly wrote music for the dance in 1912. Irene and Vernon Castle raised its popularity by dancing the Turkey Trot in the Broadway show The Sunshine Girl. It achieved popularity chiefly as a result of its being denounced by the Vatican. It was thought that the positions assumed by the dancers was offensively suggestive. Conservative members of society felt the dance was demoralizing and tried to get it banned at public functions, which only served to increase its popularity.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of turkey trot in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of turkey trot in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
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