walkaround
English
noun
Definitions
- (historical) A competitive dance in blackface minstrel shows of the 19th century.
- (historical) The music for such a dance.
- (business) A walk taken around an office, hospital, etc. in order to communicate with staff members and gauge progress.
- A costumed character with the performer's face covered by a costume head.
Etymology
Compound from English walk (full) + English around.
Origin
English
around
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Walkman English
- airwalk English
- all-around English
- around English
- aroundness English
- beamwalk English
- birdwalk English
- boardwalk English
- bushwalk English
- bywalk English
- catwalk English
- crabwalk English
- crosswalk English
- duckwalk English
- ecowalk English
- fieldwalk English
- firewalk English
- footwalk English
- forwalk English
- hotwalk English
- kickaround English
- knucklewalk English
- lookaround English
- microwalk English
- moonwalk English
- outwalk English
- overwalk English
- powerwalk English
- racewalk English
- rewalk English
- riverwalk English
- ropewalk English
- round English
- sheepwalk English
- shootaround English
- sidewalk English
- skate-around English
- skywalk English
- sleepwalk English
- sleptwalk English
- slutwalk English
- soundwalk English
- spacewalk English
- speedwalk English
- therearound English
- walk English
- walkable English
- walkalong English
- walkathon English
- walkaway English
- walkboard English
- walker English
- walkest English
- walketh English
- walkie English
- walking English
- walkless English
- walkout English
- walkover English
- walkthrough English
- walkthru English
- walktrap English
- walkup English
- walkway English
- wherearound English
- workaround English
- wraparound English
- around, arounde Middle English
- walken Middle English
- raunim Tok Pisin
- walkee Chinese Pidgin English
- walk
- round
- walker
- around
- rewalk
- walkup
- bywalk
- walkie
- airwalk
- walkout
- Walkman
- walkest
- outwalk
- ecowalk
- walkway
- forwalk
- walketh
- hotwalk
- walking
- catwalk
- skywalk
- overwalk
- ropewalk
- duckwalk
- walkless
- walkable
- moonwalk
- sidewalk
- slutwalk
- walkthru
- walkaway
- birdwalk
- bushwalk
- footwalk
- racewalk
- crabwalk
- walktrap
- walkover
- firewalk
- beamwalk
- crosswalk
- fieldwalk
- sleptwalk
- walkboard
- sleepwalk
- powerwalk
- soundwalk
- sheepwalk
- walkalong
- microwalk
- boardwalk
- speedwalk
- riverwalk
- walkathon
- spacewalk
- lookaround
- kickaround
- all-around
- wraparound
- aroundness
- workaround
- walkthrough
- wherearound
- knucklewalk
- shootaround
- therearound
- skate-around