The term billingsgate refers to vulgar and abusive language, and originated between 1655-65 in the London area of the same name (a trading area and wharf especially for fish, on the Thames.
Billingsgate - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billingsgate#/media/File:Billingsgate_1736.jpg https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billingsgate#/media/File:Billingsgate_1736.jpg Billingsgate - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billingsgate#/media/File:Billingsgate_1736.jpg Coordinates: 51°30′34″N 0°05′01″W / 51.5095°N 0.0837°W / 51.5095; -0.0837 View on en.wikipedia.org https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billingsgate#/media/File:Billingsgate_1736.jpg Preview by Yahoo