billingsgate

[US]/'biliŋzɡit/
[UK]/ˈbɪlɪŋzˌɡet/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. coarse and vulgar language used to insult or abuse others.
Word Forms

Example Sentences

His attempts at pacifying the mob were met by angry hoots and billingsgate。

The two men with the barrows quarreled over a market pitch and both of them began to talk Billingsgate .

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