"footquake" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: footquakes [plural]
Etymology: Blend of foot + earthquake Etymology templates: {{blend|en|foot|earthquake}} Blend of foot + earthquake Head templates: {{en-noun}} footquake (plural footquakes)
  1. seismic activity caused by the feet of many people moving in unison
    Sense id: en-footquake-en-noun-SDT1oZZk Categories (other): English blends, English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

Download JSONL data for footquake meaning in English (0.8kB)

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