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BILLINGSGATE

Dictionary entry overview: What does billingsgate mean?

• BILLINGSGATE (noun)
The noun BILLINGSGATE has 1 sense:

1. foul-mouthed or obscene abuse

Familiarity information: BILLINGSGATE used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• BILLINGSGATE (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

Foul-mouthed or obscene abuse

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Synonyms:

billingsgate; scurrility

Hypernyms ("billingsgate" is a kind of...):

abuse; contumely; insult; revilement; vilification (a rude expression intended to offend or hurt)

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