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Bankside lady

Bankside lady noun: a prostitute.

Noun

Bankside lady (plural Bankside ladies)

  1. (British, archaic, slang) A prostitute.
    • Come, I will send for a whole coach or two / Of Bankside ladies, and we will be jovial.1638, Thomas Randolph, The Muses' Looking-Glass, act 2, scene 4
    Synonyms:
    prostitute

Synonyms of Bankside lady

Forms of Bankside lady

pluralBankside ladies

Origin of Bankside lady

A reference to the brothels that were once common in Bankside, Southwark (now part of London) in medieval England.

Questions about Bankside lady

What does Bankside lady mean?
Bankside lady means a prostitute.
What part of speech is Bankside lady?
Bankside lady is a noun.
What is the plural of Bankside lady?
The plural of Bankside lady is Bankside ladies.

Words near Bankside lady in the dictionary

  1. Banksiadale
  2. Banksian
  3. banksias
  4. bankside
  5. Bankside ladies
  6. Bankside lady
  7. banksides
  8. bankskuta
  9. bankskutas
  10. banksman
  11. Banksmeadow

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