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English
Etymology
A reference to the brothels and prostitutes that were once common in and around Covent Garden in London.
Noun
Covent Garden ague (plural Covent Garden agues)
- (archaic, British slang) A venereal disease; a sexually transmitted disease.
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References
- Albert Barrère and Charles G Leland, compilers and editors (1889–1890) “Covent Garden ague”, in A Dictionary of Slang, Jargon & Cant , volume I (A–K), Edinburgh: The Ballantyne Press, →OCLC, pages 275–276.
- John S Farmer; W E Henley, compilers (1891) “Covent Garden ague”, in Slang and Its Analogues Past and Present. , volume II, Harrison and Sons] , →OCLC, page 193.