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billingsgate.

Profane, abusive language; coarse words.

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Meaning & usage

noun
  1. Profane, abusive language; coarse words.

    You wouldn't have believed the billingsgate which poured forth from that boy's mouth.
Where this word comes from

From 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).

verb
  1. To use profane, abusive language towards.

    transitive
Where this word comes from

From 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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