verb
General Slang
walking / walk a category
· verb · ballroom
To compete in a ballroom category for trophies, prizes and status.
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To walk is to compete at a ball. Each category — Realness, Vogue, Face, Runway, Body — has its own rules, and you walk it to be judged, chip for trophies and cash, and earn status for yourself and your house. Houses train their children specifically for the categories they're built to win. 'Walk' is the ballroom verb for stepping out and putting it all on the floor.
“She's walking Face tonight — that mug is flawless, the trophy's hers.”
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walking / walk a category In A Sentence
She's walking Face tonight — that mug is flawless, the trophy's hers.
Origin & Usage
Black and Latino/Latina LGBTQ ballroom scene; standard competition terminology documented in Paris Is Burning (1990) and Pose.
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