A limping gait affected by some members of fashionable society in imitation of Alexandra, who developed a limp after contracting rheumatic fever in 1867.
Origin
Mid 19th century; earliest use found in Every Saturday.
Definition of Alexandra limp in US English:
Alexandra limp
noun
A limping gait affected by some members of fashionable society in imitation of Alexandra, who developed a limp after contracting rheumatic fever in 1867.
Origin
Mid 19th century; earliest use found in Every Saturday.