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Billingsgate

Billingsgate Meaning & Definition
Billingsgate Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Billingsgate?

[n] foul-mouthed or obscene abuse

Synonyms | Synonyms for Billingsgate: scurrility

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See Also | abuse | contumely | insult | revilement | vilification

Billingsgate In Webster's Dictionary

\Bil"lings*gate`\, n. 1. A market near the Billings gate in London, celebrated for fish and foul language. 2. Coarsely abusive, foul, or profane language; vituperation; ribaldry.

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