wapping mort

noun

A prostitute.

Meanings

nounwapping mort (plural wapping morts)

plural wapping morts

  1. UKobsoletethieves' cantA prostitute.

    She was as willing as the wapping mort whose tunnel you chiselled last week.

    2012, Beverley Oakley, The Cavalier

    Synonyms: wapping dell, wapping moll

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA prostitute.

Origin

From wap (“to engage in sexual intercourse”) + mort (“woman”).

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APA

wapping mort. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wapping%20mort

MLA

“wapping mort.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wapping%20mort. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “wapping mort,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wapping%20mort.

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