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abandoned habits

abandoned habits noun: the clothing worn for horseback riding by the prostitutes on Lady's Mile in Hyde Park (the carriageway along the northern bank of the Serpentine).

Noun

abandoned habits pl (plural only)

  1. (British, archaic, plural, plural-only, slang) The clothing worn for horseback riding by the prostitutes on Lady's Mile in Hyde Park (the carriageway along the northern bank of the Serpentine).

Origin of abandoned habits

Pun on abandoned (“immoral”) habit and riding habit (“woman's garment for horseback riding”).

Questions about abandoned habits

What does abandoned habits mean?
Abandoned habits means the clothing worn for horseback riding by the prostitutes on Lady's Mile in Hyde Park (the carriageway along the northern bank of the Serpentine).
What part of speech is abandoned habits?
Abandoned habits is a noun.

Words near abandoned habits in the dictionary

  1. abandon'd
  2. abandonability
  3. abandonable
  4. abandoned
  5. abandoned child syndrome
  6. abandoned habits
  7. abandoned properties
  8. abandoned property
  9. abandoned ship
  10. abandonedly
  11. abandonedness

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