quickstep

A fast foxtrot noted for its complex and intricate footwork.

Noun

  1. A fast foxtrot noted for its complex and intricate footwork.
    • Miss Esler and Mr. McMorrow went to Kalgoorlie to adjudicate at the goldfields waltz and quickstep championships, and found the standard of dancing surprisingly high. - 1938 October 26, The Daily News, Perth, page 11,...

Origin

From quick + step.

Forms

quicksteps

Verb

  1. To dance the quickstep.
  2. To move with a hurried step.
    • "Nice to see you, too, Vidar" , Kate said, and she and Mutt quickstepped inside. - 2009, Dana Stabenow, Whisper to the Blood, →ISBN, page 164:

Forms

quicksteps quickstepping quickstepped