Bankside lady
English
Etymology
A reference to the stews (“brothels”) that were once common in Bankside, Southwark (now part of London) in medieval England.
Noun
Bankside lady (plural Bankside ladies)
- (archaic, British slang) A prostitute.
- 1638, Randolph, Thomas, The Muses' Looking-Glass, act 2, scene 4:
- Come, I will send for a whole coach or two / Of Bankside ladies, and we will be jovial.
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Related terms
- City Road African, Covent Garden nun, Drury Lane vestal, Essex girl, Fleet Street dove, Fulham virgin, Haymarket ware, St. John's Wood vestal
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