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First published 2005 (SND, online supplement).
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HAYMARKET, prop.n. Add Phr.: to get off at Haymarket, To practise coitus interruptus.[f. the Edinburgh railway station, very close to the main station, Waverley.] Sc. 1998 Scotsman 21 Oct 14:
"Wait a minute," said Pam, "What about contraception?"
"It's okay," says her beau, "I think I'll get off at the Haymarket."
They called their wee girl Waverley.
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