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

Wisdom does not show itself so much in precept as in life - in firmness of mind and a mastery of appetite. It teaches us to do, as well as talk, and to make our words and actions all of a color.
Lucius Annaeus Seneca