mort wap-apace
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From mort (“woman”) + wap (“to engage in sexual intercourse”) + apace (“quickly, rapidly, with speed”).
Noun
[edit]mort wap-apace (plural morts wap-apace)
- (obsolete, UK, thieves' cant) An experienced prostitute.
- (obsolete, UK, thieves' cant) A sexually active woman.
Synonyms
[edit]- (prostitute): See Thesaurus:prostitute
- (sexually active woman): See Thesaurus:promiscuous woman
References
[edit]- Eric Partridge (1949) A Dictionary of the Underworld, London: Macmillan Co.