Newgate knocker
English
editEtymology
editSupposed to resemble the knocker on the prisoners' door at Newgate.
Noun
editNewgate knocker (plural Newgate knockers)
- (UK, slang, obsolete) A lock of hair worn twisted back toward the ear.
- Synonyms: aggravator, number six
References
edit- John Camden Hotten (1873) The Slang Dictionary