Definition of billingsgate Billingsgate
bil•lings•gate
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| billingsgate - foul-mouthed or obscene abuse | ||
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| contumely, revilement, insult, vilification, abuse a deliberately offensive act or something producing the effect of deliberate disrespect; "turning his back on me was a deliberate insult" | ||
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- billingsgate (n.)
A market near the Billings gate in London, celebrated for fish and foul language. - billingsgate (n.)
Coarsely abusive, foul, or profane language; vituperation; ribaldry.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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billingsgate
bil′ingz-gāt, n. foul and abusive language like that once familiar to the ear at Billingsgate (the great fish-market of London)
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🔤- billingsgate, noun, singular of billingsgates.
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