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Covent Garden nun

Covent Garden nun noun: a prostitute.

Noun

Covent Garden nun (plural Covent Garden nuns)

  1. (British, archaic, slang) A prostitute.
    Synonyms:
    nun

Synonyms of Covent Garden nun

Forms of Covent Garden nun

pluralCovent Garden nuns

Origin of Covent Garden nun

A reference to the brothels and prostitutes that were once common in and around Covent Garden in London.

Questions about Covent Garden nun

What does Covent Garden nun mean?
Covent Garden nun means a prostitute.
What part of speech is Covent Garden nun?
Covent Garden nun is a noun.
What is the plural of Covent Garden nun?
The plural of Covent Garden nun is Covent Garden nuns.

Words near Covent Garden nun in the dictionary

  1. Covent Garden
  2. Covent Garden abbess
  3. Covent Garden abbesses
  4. Covent Garden ague
  5. Covent Garden agues
  6. Covent Garden nun
  7. Covent Garden nuns
  8. Covent Gardens
  9. coventilated
  10. coventrate
  11. coventrated

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