About The Word Billingsgate
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Billingsgate
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What's The Definition Of Billingsgate?
[n] foul-mouthed or obscene abuse
Synonyms | Synonyms for Billingsgate: scurrility Related Terms | Find terms related to Billingsgate: 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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