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waltz
verb
to move in a nonchalant manner US, 1887- She waltzes down to Hoxton in it [a fur coat] to see her dear old mum, and takes her out for a tiddly. — Charles Raven, Underworld Nights, 1956
- If he goofs up, he waltzes into court, files a new motion, and fixes it. — Carl Hiaasen, Tourist Season, p. 222, 1986
- RANDAL: Any moron can waltz in here and do our jobs, but you’re obsessed with making it seem so much more fucking important, so much more epic than it really is. — Clerks, 1994
▶ waltz matilda
to travel as a swagman AUSTRALIA, 1893
From “Matilda” (a swag) and “waltz” (to lead in a waltz), here punning on the female name. Now obsolete, except in the well-known Australian song. Most singers are entirely unaware of the literal meaning of the phrase.- — Jim Ramsay, Cop It Sweet!, p. 95, 1977
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