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to moonwalk

to moonwalk

3 5.2
To slide backward while looking like you walk forward
  • verb
  • /ˈmuːnˌwɔːk/
translation icon : hacer moonwalk
  • With each beat of the music, he began to moonwalk back, mesmerizing everyone around.
  • moonwalked like Jackson
  • moonwalk by Michael
  • moonwalked his way

Just kind of freestyling and kind of moonwalking and, you know, going through that.

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Examples

  • I'm moonwalking 37 miles to raise awareness for people whose ring finger is longer than their pointer finger.

    Smosh: The Movie (2015)

  • Um, maybe you could just join me and we could moonwalk together.

    Smosh: The Movie (2015)

  • Oh, and I'll teach you how to moonwalk.

    Mars Needs Moms (2011)

  • Definitely worth moonwalking to get there.

    Brett Conti

  • So I'd have to kind of, like, moonwalk backwards out of the theater to get out of there.

    Back in Time (2015)

  • I just start playing your music and start just dancing and moonwalking on a rug.

    This Is It (2009)

  • We're moonwalking!

    The Little Vampire 3D (2017)

  • At the party, he showed off his skills and began to moonwalk across the dance floor.

  • She practiced every day until she could moonwalk smoothly and effortlessly.

How Difficult

to backflip
1 3.3
to moonwalk
3 5.2
to glide
89 2.9
to slide
716 1.0
step
220 1.0

Surface Forms

moonwalk infinitive
moonwalked past
moonwalked past participle
moonwalking present participle
moonwalks third person singular

Morphology

moonwalk = moonwalk (semi-transparent) = moon + walk

The word is built from clear parts, but the dance sense is metaphorical and specialized rather than a fully literal combination of 'moon' and 'walk'.

Etymology

Moonwalk as a verb comes from the parts moon and walk, because the action looks like 'walking on the moon'—a slow, smooth glide. So to moonwalk is to do that glide, making it look like you float while you move.