[BIL-ingz-gayt]

noun

Coarsely abusive, foul, or profane language.

The family dinner would always end in billingsgate after the mention of Uncle Brian the pervert.


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Modern Language Association (MLA Style)

“Billingsgate.” The Effin’ Word, The Effin’ Word, https://effinwords.com/dictionary/billingsgate. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.

The Effin’ Word, s.v. “billingsgate”, accessed October 22, 2025, https://effinwords.com/dictionary/billingsgate.

The Effin’ Word. (n.d.). Billingsgate. In The Effin’ Word. Retrieved October 22, 2025, from https://effinwords.com/dictionary/billingsgate


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