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Covent Garden ague
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English
Etymology
A reference to the brothels and prostitutes that were once common in and around Covent Garden in London.
Noun
Covent Garden ague
en archaic British slang A venereal disease; a sexually transmitted disease.
Synonyms
en Barnwell ague, en Kentish ague, en ladies' fever
Related terms
en Covent Garden abbess, en Covent Garden nun
References
1 275–276
2 193
en terms derived from toponyms
en Sexually transmitted diseases