A man who uses foul language in front of a woman, typically a woman of high standing in society.
Verb
To revile or abuse in scurrilous language.
To act like a blackguard; to be a scoundrel.
Origin
From black + guard, thought to have referred originally to the scullions and lower menials of a court, or of a nobleman's household, who wore black liveries or blacked shoes and boots, or were often stained with soot.
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