Fulham virgin

English

Etymology

C19 UK. See also fullam, another association between the part of London and criminality.

Noun

Fulham virgin (plural Fulham virgins)

1. (dated, British slang) A promiscuous woman.
   • 2013, Malcolm Macdonald, The Rich Are With You Always, →ISBN:

     "A bit of a Fulham virgin, eh?"¶ "She will be, unless she finds well, someone."

2. (dated, British slang) A prostitute.

Synonyms

• See Thesaurus:promiscuous woman or Thesaurus:prostitute

See also

• Bankside lady, City Road African, Covent Garden nun, Drury Lane vestal, Essex girl, Fleet Street dove, Haymarket ware, St. John's Wood vestal

References

• John S[tephen] Farmer; W[illiam] E[rnest] Henley, compilers (1893) “Fulham virgin”, in Slang and Its Analogues Past and Present. […], volume III, [London: […] Harrison and Sons] […], →OCLC, page 83.