fox trot


fox trot

n.1. a. A ballroom dance in 4/4 time, encompassing a variety of slow and fast steps.b. The music for this dance.2. A slow broken gait of a horse, between a trot and a walk.

fox′ trot`


n. 1. a ballroom dance in duple meter characterized by various combinations of slow and quick steps. 2. a pace, as of a horse, consisting of a series of short steps. [1870–75, Amer.]

fox′-trot`



v.i. -trot•ted, -trot•ting. to dance a fox trot. [1915–20]