Lambeth Walk
Lambeth Walk noun: a dance popular in the late 1930s in which the dancer imitates the exaggerated jaunty walk of a comic Cockney character of theatrical shows.
Noun
the Lambeth Walk (plural Lambeth Walks)
- A dance popular in the late 1930s in which the dancer imitates the exaggerated jaunty walk of a comic Cockney character of theatrical shows.
- On her behalf he made a tour of Ireland introducing new dances, and was the first to demonstrate the Lambeth Walk, an adaptation of a dance from Lupino Lane's production "Me and My Girl."1938 April 9, The West Australian, Perth, page 23, column 4
- The "Lambeth Walk" has become very popular in Kalgoorlie. When Rene Esler and Jerry McMorrow introduced it at a dance there, it proved a great success, and was repeated several times during the evening.1938 October 26, The Daily News, Perth, page 11, column 5
Forms of Lambeth Walk
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Origin of Lambeth Walk
Originally the name of a comic Cockney sketch and song, c. 1901, and later popularised as a dance in the 1937 theatrical production Me and My Girl and 1939 movie The Lambeth Walk; punning on Lambeth Walk, a street in the London suburb of Lambeth.
Questions about Lambeth Walk
- What does Lambeth Walk mean?
- Lambeth Walk means a dance popular in the late 1930s in which the dancer imitates the exaggerated jaunty walk of a comic Cockney character of theatrical shows.
- What part of speech is Lambeth Walk?
- Lambeth Walk is a noun.
- What is the plural of Lambeth Walk?
- The plural of Lambeth Walk is Lambeth Walks.
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