English

Noun

Covent Garden nun ‎(plural Covent Garden nuns)

1. (archaic, British slang) A prostitute.

Synonyms

• nun ‎(“prostitute”), see also Wikisaurus:prostitute

Related terms

• Covent Garden abbess, Covent Garden ague

References

• Barrère, Albert; Leland, Charles Godfrey (1889) A Dictionary of Slang, Jargon & Cant, volume 1, pages 275–276
• Farmer, John Stephen (1891) Slang and Its Analogues, volume 2, page 193