billingsgate Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun foul-mouthed or obscene abuse
    scurrility.

WordNet


Bil"lings*gate` noun
Definitions
  1. A market near the Billings gate in London, celebrated for fish and foul language.
  2. Coarsely abusive, foul, or profane language; vituperation; ribaldry.

Webster 1913