Meanings
nounBankside lady (plural Bankside ladies)
plural Bankside ladies
- BritisharchaicslangA 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 4Synonyms: prostitute
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA prostitute.
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Origin
A reference to the brothels that were once common in Bankside, Southwark (now part of London) in medieval England.
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