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Noun: billingsgate  'bi-lingz,geyt
Usage: archaic
  1. Foul-mouthed or obscene abuse
    "The debate descended into billingsgate, shocking the audience";
    - scurrility

Derived forms: billingsgates

Type of: abuse, contumely [archaic], insult, revilement, vilification

Encyclopedia: Billingsgate