Walking the Dog
Posted by Grizvet on July 15, 2008 at 08:04
Not a question, but an answer to Chris and others who do not know the meaning or origin of the expression, "Walking the Dog":
The phrase goes all the way back to 1917, when Shelton Brooks published "Walking the Dog," a dance song that gave its name to a dance and a dance step. The phrase has since taken on meanings of high stepping, looking fancy, doing well, moving fast, etc. "Moving fast," in particular, captures its most common usage in the last three-quarters of the 20th century, as in "He was really walkin' the the dog when he went past."
- Walking the Dog Smokey Stover 15/July/08
- Walking the Dog ESC 15/July/08