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单词 billingsgate
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
bil•lings•gate  (bilingz gāt′ or, esp. Brit., -git),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. coarsely or vulgarly abusive language.
  • origin, originally the kind of speech often heard at Billingsgate, a London fish market at the gate of the same name 1645–55
    vituperation, vilification, invective, scurrility, vulgarity.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
billingsgate /ˈbɪlɪŋzˌɡeɪt/ n
  1. obscene or abusive language
Etymology: 17th Century: after Billingsgate, which was notorious for such language
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
Billingsgate /ˈbɪlɪŋɡzˌɡeɪt/ n
  1. 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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