turkey trot

noun

: a ragtime dance danced with the feet well apart and with a characteristic rise on the ball of the foot followed by a drop upon the heel

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Your town may have a trash pickup walk, a Thanksgiving turkey trot or a stroll to historic sites. — Elizabeth Passarella, New York Times, 6 June 2025 From a deadly turkey trot to a snow day for the ages, here is every Bob’s Burgers Thanksgiving episode, ranked. — Lillian Brown, Vulture, 20 Nov. 2023 For now, expect a classic desert Thanksgiving in the low 70s, plenty of sun and near-perfect conditions for dining outdoors, morning turkey trots and backyard football to burn those extra calories. — Hayleigh Evans, AZCentral.com, 21 Nov. 2025 Some of the millions of Americans planning to run or walk those iconic turkey trots this Thanksgiving Day ahead of those big holiday meals should be bracing for bitter cold or otherwise foul conditions. — John Bacon, USA TODAY, 26 Nov. 2024 See All Example Sentences for turkey trot

Word History

First Known Use

1908, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of turkey trot was in 1908

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“Turkey trot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/turkey%20trot. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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