billingsgate

[ bil-ingz-geyt or, especially British, -git ]

/ ˈbɪl ɪŋzˌgeɪt or, especially British, -gɪt /

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noun

coarsely or vulgarly abusive language.

Origin of billingsgate

First recorded in 1645–55; originally the kind of speech often heard at Billingsgate, a London fish market at the gate of the same name

SYNONYMS FOR billingsgate

vituperation, vilification, invective, scurrility, vulgarity.

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Words nearby billingsgate

Billie, billing, billing cycle, billing machine, Billings, billingsgate, Billings method, billion, billionaire, Billiton, billman

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Example sentences from the Web for billingsgate

Not many years since, one of the London notorieties was to hear the fishwomen at Billingsgate abuse each other.
A Dictionary of Slang, Cant, and Vulgar Words|A London Antiquary
But I have an infernally absurd jargon—half the language of men of the world and of letters, half of Billingsgate.
Diderot and the Encyclopdists|John Morley
The two women recommenced their billingsgate, the boy stuttered, the soldiers laughed, and the dog howled.
San-Cravate; or, The Messengers; Little Streams|Charles Paul de Kock
I went down to Billingsgate Stairs and took boat and was rowed about the ships in the Pool.
The Orange Girl|Walter Besant

Besides these, were long litanies of billingsgate, cursing, and threatening.
History of the Warfare of Science with Theology in Christendom|Andrew Dickson White

British Dictionary definitions for billingsgate (1 of 2)

billingsgate

/ (ˈbɪlɪŋzˌɡeɪt) /

noun

obscene or abusive language

Word Origin for billingsgate

C17: after Billingsgate, which was notorious for such language

British Dictionary definitions for billingsgate (2 of 2)

Billingsgate

/ (ˈbɪlɪŋɡzˌɡeɪt) /

noun

the largest fish market in London, on the N bank of the River Thames; moved to new site at Canary Wharf in 1982 and the former building converted into offices

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单词	billingsgate
释义	billingsgate [ bil-ingz-geyt or, especially British, -git ] / ˈbɪl ɪŋzˌgeɪt or, especially British, -gɪt / SEE SYNONYMS FOR billingsgate ON THESAURUS.COM noun coarsely or vulgarly abusive language. Origin of billingsgate First recorded in 1645–55; originally the kind of speech often heard at Billingsgate, a London fish market at the gate of the same name SYNONYMS FOR billingsgate vituperation, vilification, invective, scurrility, vulgarity. SEE SYNONYMS FOR billingsgate ON THESAURUS.COM Words nearby billingsgate Billie, billing, billing cycle, billing machine, Billings, billingsgate, Billings method, billion, billionaire, Billiton, billman Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for billingsgate Not many years since, one of the London notorieties was to hear the fishwomen at Billingsgate abuse each other. A Dictionary of Slang, Cant, and Vulgar Words\|A London Antiquary But I have an infernally absurd jargon—half the language of men of the world and of letters, half of Billingsgate. Diderot and the Encyclopdists\|John Morley The two women recommenced their billingsgate, the boy stuttered, the soldiers laughed, and the dog howled. San-Cravate; or, The Messengers; Little Streams\|Charles Paul de Kock I went down to Billingsgate Stairs and took boat and was rowed about the ships in the Pool. The Orange Girl\|Walter Besant Besides these, were long litanies of billingsgate, cursing, and threatening. History of the Warfare of Science with Theology in Christendom\|Andrew Dickson White British Dictionary definitions for billingsgate (1 of 2) billingsgate / (ˈbɪlɪŋzˌɡeɪt) / noun obscene or abusive language Word Origin for billingsgate C17: after Billingsgate, which was notorious for such language British Dictionary definitions for billingsgate (2 of 2) Billingsgate / (ˈbɪlɪŋɡzˌɡeɪt) / noun the largest fish market in London, on the N bank of the River Thames; moved to new site at Canary Wharf in 1982 and the former building converted into offices Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to billingsgate obloquy, scurrility, vulgarity, revilement, abuse, invective, ribaldry, reviling, scurrilousness
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billingsgate

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Origin of billingsgate

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British Dictionary definitions for billingsgate (1 of 2)

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