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English
Etymology
From quick + step.
Noun
quickstep (plural quicksteps)
- A fast foxtrot noted for its complex and intricate footwork.
1938 October 26, The Daily News, Perth, page 11, column 5:Miss Esler and Mr. McMorrow went to Kalgoorlie to adjudicate at the goldfields waltz and quickstep championships, and found the standard of dancing surprisingly high.
Verb
quickstep (third-person singular simple present quicksteps, present participle quickstepping, simple past and past participle quickstepped)
- To dance the quickstep.
- To move with a hurried step.
2009, Dana Stabenow, Whisper to the Blood, →ISBN, page 164:"Nice to see you, too, Vidar" , Kate said, and she and Mutt quickstepped inside.