moonwalk

Meanings

Plural: moonwalks

Noun

• a kind of dance step in which the dancer seems to be sliding on the spot
  • "Michael Jackson perfected the moonwalk in the 1980s"
• an exploratory walk by an astronaut on the surface of the moon
• An exploration of the Moon's surface on foot by an astronaut.
• A dance move in which the dancer slides backwards though the feet move as if walking forwards; the backslide.
• A dance style in which the dancer appears to be moving in a low gravity environment.

Verb

• To walk on the surface of the Moon.
• To walk in leaps, like on the Moon or on other low gravity surfaces.
• To perform the moonwalk.
• To walk in a manner that is similar to the moonwalk dance style; to move while sliding backwards as though the feet move as if one was walking forwards.