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Does anyone know the meaning of the English word "Billingsgate? ... Well it can mean to be abusive after the old fish market in the city of London where people were very coarse in their language (cf. -
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Billingsgate Language (Grose 1811 Dictionary). Billingsgate Language. Foul language, or abuse. Billingsgate is the market where the fishwomen assemble to ...
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dictionary.reference.com/browse/billingsgate
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1670s, the kind of coarse, abusive language once used by women in the Billingsgate market (mid-13c., not exclusively a fish market until late 17c.) on the River ...
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Feb 12, 2007 ... The raucous cries of the fish vendors gave rise to "billingsgate" as a synonym for profanity or offensive language. Foul language, or abuse.
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Feb 15, 2010 ... After Billingsgate fish market in London, once notorious for the foul language of its fishmongers. A related word is fishwife, a synonym for a ...
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billingsgate •. Printable Version Pronunciation: bi-lingz-gayt • Hear it! Part of Speech: Noun. Meaning: 1. Abusive language. 2. An impudent woman who uses ...
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Synonyms for billingsgate at Thesaurus.com with free online thesaurus, ... coarse words, foul language, foul talk, invective, obloquy, revilement, reviling, ribaldry, ...
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Was swearing really a “vulgar” habit or did foul language spread beyond and ... ii -iii); it came to be known as “Billingsgate Language” or simply “Billingsgate.
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