box the gnat

English

Verb

box the gnat (third-person singular simple present boxes the gnat, present participle boxing the gnat, simple past and past participle boxed the gnat)

1. To perform a dance movement in which the two dancers step forward, join hands, then raise hands. The lady takes a step forward and does a left-face U turn back under the raised joined hands, while the man walks forward and around the lady while doing a right-face U turn back.