Definition of moonwalk
: to dance by gliding backwards while appearing to make forward walking motions
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Who didn't want to, at some point in their life, be the next Michael Jackson, singing and moonwalking in front of a mirror?
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Along the same streets where nervous security officers keep an eye out for suicide bombers, one traffic officer does his job while impersonating Michael Jackson, moonwalking across the intersection and guiding cars with his single white glove.
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Some smaller pumpkins even moonwalk with their roots.
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Smith moonwalked back and forth across the stage several times, showing off some retro dance moves.
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Realizing he was outclassed, Fallon let his guest take her curtsy alone center stage, attempting to moonwalk off to give her the audience’s full attention.
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With the messenger planet moonwalking across the sky, one step forward can feel like two steps back.
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The assistant paid tribute to the legendary singer by moonwalking to center stage to perform his best impression of Michael Jackson’s killer dance moves.
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The interface was bland and perplexing: a lanky, spike-haired adolescent appeared to moonwalk over chartreuse flatness divided by a geometrically primitive ribbon of blue (the app's crude semblance of the Mississippi).
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First Known Use of moonwalk
1984
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