duckwalk
See also: duck walk
English
Etymology
From duck + walk, from its resemblance to the awkward waddle of a duck.
Verb
duckwalk (third-person singular simple present duckwalks, present participle duckwalking, simple past and past participle duckwalked)
- (intransitive) To jump on one leg while moving the other back and forth, a motion sometimes employed by guitar players in popular music.
- (intransitive) To walk while squatting.
- 1997, Dana Stabenow, Breakup, →ISBN, page 40:
- Kate and Dan duckwalked beneath the props to one side of the clearing as the rotors spun into a blur.
Noun
duckwalk (plural duckwalks)
- Alternative spelling of duck walk.