monkey Walk

monkey Walk
n
British
a teenagers' promenade, a ritual parade of courting couples or hopeful 'singles'. This dated term was used particularly before World War II to describe both the location and the practice. The expres-sion continued to be used by older speakers until the 1960s.

Contemporary slang . 2014.

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