Meaning & use

moonwalk

noun·Everyday

A dance move in which a performer appears to glide forward while actually moving backward.

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The crowd cheered as the dancer performed a smooth moonwalk across the stage.

He spent weeks practicing the moonwalk in front of a mirror before the talent show.

A note on using this word

The move became famous worldwide after Michael Jackson performed it during a televised concert in 1983.

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2. verb

To walk on the surface of the moon.

Twelve astronauts have moonwalked during the Apollo missions.

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