Double Stepper

The expression “Step” is slang for approaching someone with the intention of violence, either to fight or shoot. The expression “Stepper” / “Big Stepper” is slang for someone who carries guns and is about that life. The expression “Stepping” is slang for fighting or shooting.Its origins are unclear but may include the polka, galop, or waltz. The dance consists of sliding steps to the side in 2/4 time. It was one source of the fox-trot, which in about 1920 overtook it in popularity, and the term two-step often refers to the fox-trot (q.v.).