吉よし原わら言こと葉ば

noun

Yoshiwara dialect; sociolect of Yoshiwara prostitutes

Historical term for the distinctive speech style used by courtesans in the Yoshiwara pleasure quarters during the Edo period. Also known as ありんすことば.

See also: ありんす言葉

• 吉よし原わら言こと葉ばは、江え戸ど時じ代だいの遊ゆう郭かくで使つかわれた独どく特とくの言こと葉ば遣づかいです。

  Yoshiwara dialect is a distinctive speech style used in the red-light district during the Edo period.