Covent Garden nun
English
Etymology
A reference to the brothels and prostitutes that were once common in and around Covent Garden in London.
Synonyms
- nun (“prostitute”), see also Thesaurus:prostitute
Related terms
References
- “Covent Garden nun” in Albert Barrère and Charles G[odfrey] Leland, compilers and editors, A Dictionary of Slang, Jargon & Cant, volume I (A–K), Edinburgh: The Ballantyne Press, 1889–1890, pages 275–276.
- Farmer, John Stephen (1891) Slang and Its Analogues, volume 2, page 193
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