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billingsgate

 
Dictionary: bil·lings·gate   (bĭl'ĭngz-gāt', -gĭt) pronunciation
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n.
Foul, abusive language.

[After Billingsgate, a former fish market in London, England.]


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coarsely abusive language
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A cynical view of the world by Ambrose Bierce


n.

The invective of an opponent.

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: foul-mouthed or obscene abuse
  Synonym: scurrility

 
 
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