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mackerel
Definition
Historical slang term for a pimp. See pimp for synonyms.ETYMOLOGY: Dates as far back as the 15 th century and possibly derives from its French equivalent, maquereau. Defined by Captain Francis Grose in Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue (1811) as: ' A bawd: from the French maquerel.'
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