"Trot" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: En-au-Trot.ogg [Australia] Forms: Trots [plural]
Etymology: Clipping. Etymology templates: {{clipping|en}} Clipping Head templates: {{en-noun}} Trot (plural Trots)
  1. (slang, derogatory) A Trotskyist. Tags: derogatory, slang Synonyms: Trotskyite

Inflected forms

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