Bankside lady

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Bankside lady

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A reference to the brothels that were once common in Bankside, Southwark (now part of London) in medieval England.

noun Bankside ladies

British, archaic, slang A prostitute. Come, I will send for a whole coach or two / Of Bankside ladies, and we will be jovial.
Similar: prostitute

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"Bankside lady." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/bankside%20lady. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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Bankside lady. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/bankside%20lady

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"Bankside lady." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/bankside%20lady.

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@misc{bankside_lady_2026,
  title = {Bankside lady},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/bankside%20lady},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}