toe tapping
Beat-keeping footwork
Toe tapping is the rhythmic tapping of one's foot, usually in response to music.
It suggests enjoyment or anticipation—music so catchy it gets your toe tapping.
As an adjective, toe-tapping describes lively, upbeat music: a toe-tapping melody.
The phrase also refers to a specific gesture used in some public restrooms to solicit anonymous sex, brought to public attention by a 2007 political scandal.
- footLeg's lowest part
- foot stompingPercussive lower-limb action
- rhythmPatterned stress and silence
- beatRhythmic pulse or strike
- dancingRhythmic bodily motion
keeping time · dance floor · music · live music · impatient · catchy · catchy tune · bouncing · tempo · groove · jig · fidgeting · waiting · restless · drumming · melody · upbeat · swing
- tappingwiretapping
- body languagegestures, facial expressions, hand gestures, posture, nodding
- fidgetingfidgeting, fidget, fiddle, twiddle, drumming fingers
- repetitive motionsswaying, rocking, bobbing, swinging, bouncing
toe tappingsitting still
Seated without movement
finger snapping · stillness · rigidity · hand clapping · immobility
toe tappingboredom
Weary disinterest from monotony
disengagement · indifference · apathy · tuning out · wincing