duckwalk

See also: duck walk

English

Etymology

duck + walk, from its resemblance to the awkward waddle of a duck.

Verb

duckwalk (third-person singular simple present duckwalks, present participle duckwalking, simple past and past participle duckwalked)

  1. (intransitive) To jump on one leg while moving the other back and forth, a motion sometimes employed by guitar players in popular music.
  2. (intransitive) To walk while squatting.
    • 1997, Dana Stabenow, Breakup, →ISBN, page 40:
      Kate and Dan duckwalked beneath the props to one side of the clearing as the rotors spun into a blur.

Noun

duckwalk (plural duckwalks)

  1. Alternative spelling of duck walk

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