The act of brisk walking across Columbia Road on University Avenue in the frozen tundra aka Grand Forks, North Dakota in the middle of winter going to class. Usually practiced when trying to make the light and is a substitute for running so one does not slip with his/her backpack.
{Man slips in the middle of the intersection spilling his bag}

Chris: If he was smart, he would have just done the columbian shuffle.

Ann: Way to icy out to be running across like that...
by Gypsie Nomad May 6, 2010
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