ありんす言こと葉ば

noun

Yoshiwara prostitute sociolect

Historical term for the distinctive speech style used by courtesans in the Yoshiwara pleasure quarters during the Edo period. Characterized by polite endings like ありんす.

See also: ありんす · 吉原言葉

• ありんす言こと葉ばは、江え戸ど時じ代だいの吉よし原わら遊ゆう廓かくで遊ゆう女じょが使つかった言こと葉ば遣づかいです。

  Arinsu-kotoba is the speech style used by courtesans in the Yoshiwara red-light district during the Edo period.