walk-around

noun

plural -s

1

or walk-round

ˈ⸗ˌ⸗

a

: a number in a blackface minstrel show in which all the performers dance around the stage one at a time often with each performer doing a distinct solo performance on coming to the center of the stage

broadly : a dance number in which the entire company of performers moves in a circle

b

: the music for such a number

his minstrel leader asked him to compose a new walk-around … for use the next day

—Time

2

: a circus act in which a clown or group of clowns walk all the way around the arena performing as they go

Word History

Etymology

from the phrase walk around

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