billingsgate
billingsgate · billingsgates
Profane, abusive languageProfane, abusive language; coarse words.
Meaning
1 sensesProfane, abusive language; coarse words.
You wouldn't have believed the billingsgate which poured forth from that boy's mouth.
More definitions
- foul-mouthed or obscene abuse
Translations
1 languagesOrigin
From the London, England fishmarket Billingsgate: "Billingsgate is the market where the fiFrom the London, England fishmarket Billingsgate: "Billingsgate is the market where the fishwomen assemble to purchase fish; and where, in their dealings and disputes they are somewhat apt to leave decency and good manners a little on the left hand." (Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue, 1811).
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Forms
plural: billingsgates| Singular | billingsgate |
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Synonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- foul-mouthed or obscene abuse:scurrility