Results for “walking mort”

Cant for a woman — a 'walking mort' tramped the roads; an 'autem mort' was a wedded one.

Cripplingly embarrassed — the Irish go-to for social mortification.

A bachelor flat or little love-nest, immortalized in classic tango lyrics.

Cant for a church — root of 'autem mort' (a wedded woman) and 'autem diver' (church-thief).