Associations to the word «Billingsgate»

Wiktionary

BILLINGSGATE, noun. Profane, abusive language; coarse words
BILLINGSGATE, verb. (transitive) To use abusive language towards.

Dictionary definition

BILLINGSGATE, noun. Foul-mouthed or obscene abuse.

Wise words

The chief virtue that language can have is clearness, and nothing detracts from it so much as the use of unfamiliar words.
Hippocrates