Drury Lane ague

Drury Lane ague
   obsolete
   venereal disease
   The affliction might be caught from a Drury lane vestal, a prostitute. Drury Lane, adjoining Covent Garden, was a notorious brothel area in pre-20th century London.

How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms. . 2014.

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