Fulham virgin

English

Etymology

C19 UK. See also fullam, another association between the part of London and criminality.

Noun

Fulham virgin (plural Fulham virgins)

(dated, British slang) A promiscuous woman.
- 2013, Macdonald, Malcolm, The Rich Are With You Always, →ISBN:
  "A bit of a Fulham virgin, eh?"¶ "She will be, unless she finds well, someone."
(dated, British slang) A prostitute.

Synonyms

See Thesaurus:promiscuous woman or Thesaurus:prostitute

See also

Bankside lady, City Road African, Covent Garden nun, Drury Lane vestal, Essex girl, Fleet Street dove, Haymarket ware, St. John's Wood vestal

References

Farmer, John Stephen (1893) Slang and Its Analogues‎, volume 3, page 83

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