haw-lee-trot
A medium-paced retreat so as not to betray panic. To run for one's life, but in a calculated nonchalant way.
Origin: @KristerJohnson citing the security video of Senator Josh Hawley jogging out of the US Capitol on January 6th, 2021.
The Senator from Missouri fled the Capitol at a hawleytrot so as to avoid the violent mob he helped incite.
hawleytrot haw-lee-trot • noun
A medium-pace retreat so as not to betray panic
hawleytrot haw-lee-trot • verb
To run for one's life, but in a nonchalant way
As defined by @KristerJohnson on Twitter
"The Senator fled the Capitol at a hawleytrot"
"He hawleytrotted to safety once the mob began to turn on him"