Meaning of Lambeth Walk | Babel Free
Definitions
A dance popular in the late 1930s in which the dancer imitates the exaggerated jaunty walk of a comic Cockney character of theatrical shows.
Equivalents
Français
lambeth walk
Examples
“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."”
“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.”
“Boy, you should have⟳ seen me doin', doin' the Lambeth Walk⟳.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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