two-step
Americannoun
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a ballroom dance in duple meter, marked by sliding steps.
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a piece of music for, or in the rhythm of, this dance.
verb (used without object)
noun
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an old-time dance in duple time
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a piece of music composed for or in the rhythm of such a dance
Etymology
Origin of two-step
First recorded in 1890–95
Example Sentences
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Experiments showed that the two-step control system dramatically improved the robot's performance.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 22, 2026
He got a two-step lead on rookie corner Collin Wright on a long pass from Lance, yet couldn’t cash in.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
Their plan was evolving into a delicate, two-step maneuver.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026
You are doing a square dance with your children and the two-step with Uncle Sam.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 19, 2026
He claps his hands together with a loud smack and does a laughing two-step dance.
From "The Sun Is Also a Star" by Nicola Yoon
She two-stepped, line danced and dramatically collapsed to the floor - the set was jam-packed.
From BBC ● May 24, 2026
He has slowly and patiently two-stepped his way to everything he ever wanted.
From Salon ● Oct. 15, 2025
Spanish and country music boomed through speakers as students two-stepped across the governor’s back patio.
From Washington Times ● May 28, 2022
Twosomes into lucky numbers and palindromes two-stepped it to the Old Orange County Courthouse to be wed on 2-22-22.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 23, 2022
Magdalys laughed as Two Step hugged her and then two-stepped past to the ptero.
From "Dactyl Hill Squad" by Daniel José Older
The ruling could leave two-stepping firms caught between the conflicting demands of bankruptcy courts and the appeals courts that are likely to hear more challenges to the tactic.
From Reuters ● Feb. 2, 2023
Line dancing, two-stepping, twisting, awkward head-bopping — the moment the music starts, Villagers go at it with abandon.
From New York Times ● Mar. 3, 2022
"I can't fool myself, I don't want nobody else to ever love me," Luther sang, my dad two-stepping and spinning between the sink and stove.
From Salon ● Sep. 6, 2021
The play is arranged like a dance for couples two-stepping to the soundtrack of love.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 16, 2016
Then Gray took his arm and led him across to where the attempt at two-stepping had broken up in laughing disorder.
From The Power and the Glory by Arthur Ignatius Keller
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