abandoned habits

noun

The clothing worn for horseback riding by the prostitutes on Lady's Mile in Hyde Park (the carriageway along the northern bank of the Serpentine).

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Meanings

nounabandoned habits pl (plural only)
  1. Britisharchaicpluralplural onlyslangThe clothing worn for horseback riding by the prostitutes on Lady's Mile in Hyde Park (the carriageway along the northern bank of the Serpentine).

Origin

Pun on abandoned (“immoral”) habit and riding habit (“woman's garment for horseback riding”).

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abandoned habits. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/abandoned%20habits

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“abandoned habits.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/abandoned%20habits. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “abandoned habits,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/abandoned%20habits.

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