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1. (n.) billingsgate
coarse or vulgar abusive language.
Etymology: (1645–55; orig. the kind of speech said to be heard at Billingsgate, a London fish market at the gate of the same name)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) scurrility, billingsgate
foul-mouthed or obscene abuse
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) billingsgate
a market near the Billings gate in London, celebrated for fish and foul language
2. (noun) billingsgate
coarsely abusive, foul, or profane language; vituperation; ribaldry
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The Nuttall Encyclopedia |
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1. billingsgate
a fish-market in London, below London Bridge; also a name given to low, coarse language indulged in there.
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