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moonwalk.

An exploration of the Moon's surface on foot by an astronaut.

8 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈmuːnwɔːk/UK/ˈmunwɔk/US
  1. An exploration of the Moon's surface on foot by an astronaut.

  2. Activity on the Moon, outside any moonbase, exposed to space, by an astronaut

    broadly
  3. A dance move in which the dancer slides backwards though the feet move as if walking forwards; the backslide.

  4. A dance style in which the dancer appears to be moving in a low gravity environment.

Where this word comes from

From Moon + walk. * (backslide): Coined by Michael Jackson in 1983, when popularizing the backslide and renaming it.

verb/ˈmuːnwɔːk/UK/ˈmunwɔk/US
  1. To walk on the surface of the Moon.

    intransitive
  2. To walk in leaps, like on the Moon or on other low gravity surfaces.

    intransitive
  3. To perform the moonwalk.

    intransitive
  4. To walk in a manner that is similar to the moonwalk dance style; to move while sliding backwards as though the feet move as if one was walking forwards.

    intransitive
Where this word comes from

From Moon + walk. * (backslide): Coined by Michael Jackson in 1983, when popularizing the backslide and renaming it.

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