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Naruto run
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Etymology
From the Naruto manga and anime franchise, whose characters run in this manner.
Verb
+ ~ning Naruto ran ~
en fandom slang transitive To run headlong with one's arms flailing behind.
en 2020 Kaiya Stone Everything is Going to be K.O.: An illustrated memoir of living with specific learning difficulties Head of Zeus Ltd 9781789544992 Cas and I had spent much of our teenage years saving up for manga volumes and Naruto-running round the house.
en 2020 Desus & Mero God-Level Knowledge Darts: Life Lessons from the Bronx Random House 9780525512349 4 IF YOU LAUNCH INTO A SERMON, DON'T CARE IF I'M ACROSS THE PARTY, I WILL NARUTO RUN OVER JUST TO DUMP THAT LITTLE TEA LIGHT CANDLE ON YOUR HEAD.
Noun
en fandom slang The act of running in this manner.
en 2020 Dapper Don Hiding from the Unspoken Truth: Why Live Your Life Whole Life as a Lie... When the Real Truth Could Be Right in Your Face. AuthorHouse 9781728366647 Keiston may have set me up for failure a couple times, when he tried to put me on with that hood midget across from our homeroom or stopping ahead of me when we did our little Naruto run from the cafeteria.
en 2019 Ashley Poston The Princess and the Fangirl Quirk Books 9781683690979 140 I once asked Dare why he thought Starfield needed a sign— like the Vulcan “live long and prosper” salute, or the Sailor Senshi “I will punish you” hand signs, or that weird Naruto run—
en 2020 Joe Federer The Hidden Psychology of Social Networks: How Brands Create Authentic Engagement by Understanding What Motivates Us McGraw Hill Professional 9781260460230 154 before eventually performing the iconic Naruto run out of the restaurant.
Translations
running with one's arms flailing behind
Arabic: ar ركضة ناروتو f rakḍat nārūtō
Chinese:
Mandarin: cmn 火影跑 huǒ yǐng pǎo
Hindi: hi नारुतो दौड़ f nāruto dauḍ
Japanese: ja ナルト走り narutobashiri
Portuguese: pt corrida Naruto f
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