jog trot

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [jog trot]
- /dʒɒg trɒt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [jog trot]
- /dʒɒg trɒt/

Definitions of jog trot words

noun jog trot a slow, regular, jolting pace, as of a horse. 1
noun jog trot an uneventful, humdrum way of living, doing something, etc.: a sleepy little town where life proceeded at a jog trot. 1
noun jog trot an easy bouncy gait, esp of a horse, midway between a walk and a trot 0
noun jog trot a monotonous or regular way of living or doing something 0
verb jog trot to move at a jog trot 0
noun jog trot a slow, steady trot 0

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Origin of jog trot

First appearance:

before 1700

One of the 50% oldest English words

First recorded in 1700-10

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Parts of speech for Jog trot

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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jog trot popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 50% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

jog trot usage trend in Literature

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