mort wap-apace

English

Etymology

From mort (“woman”) + wap (“to engage in sexual intercourse”) + apace (“quickly, rapidly, with speed”)

Noun

mort wap-apace (plural morts wap-apace)

  1. (obsolete, Britain, thieves' cant) An experienced prostitute.
  2. (obsolete, Britain, thieves' cant) A sexually active woman.

Synonyms

  • (prostitute): For semantic relationships of this sense, see prostitute in the Thesaurus.
  • (sexually active woman): For semantic relationships of this sense, see promiscuous woman in the Thesaurus.

References

  • Eric Partridge, A Dictionary of the Underworld, London, Macmillan Co., 1949
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