"walk like an Egyptian" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Audio: En-au-walk like an Egyptian.ogg Forms: walks like an Egyptian [present, singular, third-person], walking like an Egyptian [participle, present], walked like an Egyptian [participle, past], walked like an Egyptian [past]
Etymology: Such figures are sometimes depicted in this pose in ancient Egyptian art. Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} walk like an Egyptian (third-person singular simple present walks like an Egyptian, present participle walking like an Egyptian, simple past and past participle walked like an Egyptian)
  1. (simile, humorous) To walk with one arm horizontally at the side, with arm bent at the elbow facing up, and the other arm horizontally at the side with arm bent at the elbow facing down. Tags: humorous Categories (topical): Gaits Categories (place): Egypt Related terms: Wilson, Keppel and Betty, The Bangles
    Sense id: en-walk_like_an_Egyptian-en-verb-kWYvf7xd Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English similes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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