# moonwalk

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈmuːnwɔːk/ · frequency rank #66,847

## Definitions
1. An exploration of the Moon's surface on foot by an astronaut.
2. Activity on the Moon, outside any moonbase, exposed to space, by an astronaut
3. A dance move in which the dancer slides backwards though the feet move as if walking forwards; the backslide.
4. A dance style in which the dancer appears to be moving in a low gravity environment.

## Etymology
From Moon + walk.
* (backslide): Coined by Michael Jackson in 1983, when popularizing the backslide and renaming it.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/moonwalk