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covent garden ague

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.77 in modern English

Syllables
coven-t -gar-den ague
IPA
24
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
4
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A venereal disease; a sexually transmitted disease.

Archaic; Slang

Etymology

A reference to the brothels and prostitutes that were once common in and around Covent Garden in London.

Usage

Inflected Forms

Covent Garden agues (plural)

Phrases

Covent Garden abbess Covent Garden nun

Frequently Paired Words

Covent Garden abbess Covent Garden nun

Synonyms

Barnwell ague Kentish ague ladies' fever

Questions

What does covent garden ague mean?
A venereal disease; a sexually transmitted disease.
Where does covent garden ague come from?
A reference to the brothels and prostitutes that were once common in and around Covent Garden in London.

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