Naruto run

English

Etymology

From the Naruto manga and anime franchise, whose characters run in this manner.

Verb

Naruto run (third-person singular simple present Naruto runs, present participle Naruto running, simple past Naruto ran, past participle Naruto run)

1. (fandom slang, transitive) To run headlong with one's arms flailing behind.
   • 2020, Kaiya Stone, Everything is Going to be K.O.: An illustrated memoir of living with specific learning difficulties, Head of Zeus Ltd, →ISBN:

     Cas and I had spent much of our teenage years saving up for manga volumes and Naruto-running round the house.

   • 2020, Desus & Mero, God-Level Knowledge Darts: Life Lessons from the Bronx, Random House, →ISBN, page 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

Naruto run (plural Naruto runs)

1. (fandom slang) The act of running in this manner.
   • 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, →ISBN:

     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.

   • 2019, Ashley Poston, The Princess and the Fangirl, Quirk Books, →ISBN, page 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— […]

   • 2020, Joe Federer, The Hidden Psychology of Social Networks: How Brands Create Authentic Engagement by Understanding What Motivates Us, McGraw Hill Professional, →ISBN, page 154:

     […] before eventually performing the iconic Naruto run out of the restaurant.

Translations

running with one's arms flailing behind

• Japanese: ナルト走り (narutobashiri)