Foxtrot ( noun , verb )

(As a noun)

Foxtrot ( noun )

1. A ballroom dance in 4/4 time with a slow-slow-quick-quick rhythm.
2. A code word used in radio communication to indicate the letter "F".

Origin:

From the name of the fox-trotting horse that harry fox used to perform a quickstep-like dance in a 1913 vaudeville act.

Examples:

1. The foxtrot is a popular dance at weddings and other social events.
2. The foxtrot was one of the first ballroom dances to become popular in the United States.
3. The couple performed a foxtrot to the song "Puttin on the Ritz".
4. The foxtrot is danced in 4/4 time.
5. In the military foxtrot is used as a code word for the letter F.

(As a verb)

Foxtrot ( verb )

1. A ballroom dance in 4/4 time with a slow-slow-quick-quick rhythm.
2. A code word used in radio communication to indicate the letter "F".

Origin:

From the name of the fox-trotting horse that harry fox used to perform a quickstep-like dance in a 1913 vaudeville act.

Examples:

1. The foxtrot is a popular dance at weddings and other social events.
2. The foxtrot was one of the first ballroom dances to become popular in the United States.
3. The couple performed a foxtrot to the song "Puttin on the Ritz".
4. The foxtrot is danced in 4/4 time.
5. In the military foxtrot is used as a code word for the letter F.