横おう行こう

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb

walk sideways; move unsteadily; stride about

Literal or older use based on 横に行く, describing sideways movement, an unsteady gait, or striding. Much less common than the figurative 'rampant' sense in modern Japanese.

• カニは横おう行こうする動どう物ぶつとして知しられる。

  Crabs are known as animals that walk sideways.

• 古ふるい表ひょう現げんの「横おう行こう闊かっ歩ぽ」は、威い張ばって大おおまたに歩あるく様よう子すを表あらわす。

  The old expression 横行闊歩 describes someone striding about arrogantly.