"footwork" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈfʊt.wɜːk/ [UK, US] Audio: en-us-footwork.ogg [US] Forms: footworks [plural]
Etymology: foot + work Etymology templates: {{compound|en|foot|work}} foot + work Head templates: {{en-noun|-|s}} footwork (usually uncountable, plural footworks)
  1. Any movement of the feet, especially intricate or complex movement, as in sports or dancing. Tags: uncountable, usually
    Sense id: en-footwork-en-noun-2sMbIhQk
  2. (uncountable, music) A subgenre of juke/ghetto house and style of street dance that originated in Chicago in the early 1990s. Tags: uncountable, usually Categories (topical): Musical genres, Dance
    Sense id: en-footwork-en-noun-xrWfUbXH Disambiguation of Dance: 17 83 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 34 66 Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music

Inflected forms

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