Mutton Walk

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Meaning · English

The saloon at Drury Lane Theatre, once a popular gathering-place.

Register: slang

Examples

However this might be, the pain occasioned by the sudden movement of TALLYHO, who had not yet learned to trip it lightly along the mutton walk, induced the sufferer to roar out most lustily, […]

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30 via kaikki.org).

Common questions

What does “Mutton Walk” mean?

The saloon at Drury Lane Theatre, once a popular gathering-place.

Is “Mutton Walk” formal or informal?

Mutton Walk is generally slang.