moonwalk

[ moon-wawk ]

/ ˈmunˌwɔk /

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noun

an exploratory walk by an astronaut on the surface of the moon.

verb (used without object)

(of an astronaut) to walk on the surface of the moon.

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Origin of moonwalk

An Americanism dating back to 1965–70; moon + walk

moonwalker, noun

With the right amount of planning, systems, and experience, it’s possible to make the unsafe—deep dives, moonwalks, BASE jumping, heli-skiing—safer.
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If a moonwalk is canceled this time, it won’t be because the suits don’t fit.
Current spacesuits won’t cut it on the moon. So NASA made new ones.|Neel Patel|December 29, 2020|MIT Technology Review
Plus wearing gowns, gloves, goggles and masks imparts an eerie moonwalk sensation as one enters the facility.
Caring for Ebola Patients Deeply Scary For Health Care Workers|Kent Sepkowitz|August 2, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Michael Jackson's back-from-the-dead moonwalk stunned viewers at the Billboard Awards.
Michael Jackson's Crazy Billboard Awards Performance and More Hologram Wins and Fails (VIDEO)|The Daily Beast|May 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST

In his autobiography, Moonwalk, Jackson called Ross his “mother, love and sister all rolled up in one.”
Diana Ross ‘Has No Intention of Taking’ Michael Jackson’s Kids|Allison Samuels|August 1, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Another time, he hired dance coaches to teach the staff to moonwalk on the set (he tried, then opted to sit aside and judge).
Is Alex Trebek in Jeopardy?|Daniel Stone|February 13, 2011|DAILY BEAST
Someday they may all moonwalk with MJ in the great big Neverland in the sky.
The Big Neverland in the Sky|Stanley Crouch|July 7, 2009|DAILY BEAST