Covent Garden nun

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Covent Garden nun

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A reference to the brothels and prostitutes that were once common in and around Covent Garden in London.

noun Covent Garden nuns

British, archaic, slang A prostitute.
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"Covent Garden nun." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/covent%20garden%20nun. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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Covent Garden nun. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/covent%20garden%20nun

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"Covent Garden nun." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/covent%20garden%20nun.

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@misc{covent_garden_nun_2026,
  title = {Covent Garden nun},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/covent%20garden%20nun},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}