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duckwalk

noun · verb · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

Alternative spelling of duck walk.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: alt-of, alternative

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2

verb

Meaning 2

To jump on one leg while moving the other back and forth, a motion sometimes employed by guitar players in popular music.

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Usage: intransitive

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3

verb

Meaning 3

To walk while squatting.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: intransitive

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History

Etymology

From duck + walk, from its resemblance to the awkward waddle of a duck.

Across languages

Translations

4 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: патешко ходене (pateško hodene) — jump
  • Finnish: tanssia ankkakävelyä — jump
  • Finnish: tehdä ankkakävelyä — jump
  • Finnish: kävellä kyykyssä — to walk squatting