Verboticism: Gawkytrot
DEFINITION: n. A person who, despite professional lessons and incessant practice, cannot dance without looking like a ruptured goose. v. To dance in an awkward or clumsy manner.
Gawkytrot
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: gaw/kee/trot
Sentence: Jenny hates going to weddings with Joe because he always wants to dance, but he can only gawkytrot his way around the dance floor.
Etymology: GAWKYTROT - from GAWKY (awkward; ungainly; clumsy) + FOXTROT (a dance in quadruple time; combines short and long and fast and slow steps in fixed sequences)
Points: 779
Comments: Gawkytrot
Jabberwocky - 2008-05-29: 10:23:00
excellent
OZZIEBOB - 2008-05-30: 06:39:00
Looks good to me