Meaning of HUSSY
| Pronunciation: | | 'husee
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| | Definition: | | [n] a woman adulterer |
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| | Synonyms: | | adulteress, fornicatress, jade, loose woman, slut, strumpet |
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| | See Also: | | adulterer, fornicator | |
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\Hus"sy\, n. [Contr. fr. huswife.]
1. A housewife or housekeeper. [Obs.]
2. A worthless woman or girl; a forward wench; a jade; --
used as a term of contempt or reproach. --Grew.
3. A pert girl; a frolicsome or sportive young woman; -- used
jocosely. --Goldsmith.
\Hus"sy\, n. [From Icel. h?si a case, prob. fr. h?s house.
See {House}, and cf. {Housewife} a bag, {Huswife} a bag.]
A case or bag. See {Housewife}, 2.
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| | Related Terms: | | bad woman, baggage, bitch, boldface, brazenface, broad, chippy, chutzpanik, clitoromaniac, cocotte, drab, easy lay, easy woman, floozy, frail sister, grisette, harridan, hysteromaniac, jade, Jezebel, loose woman, malapert, minx, nymphet, nympho, nymphomaniac, pickup, pup, puppy, quean, saucebox, slattern, slut, smart aleck, smart-ass, smarty, smarty-pants, snip, strumpet, swaggerer, tart, tramp, trollop, trull, upstart, uteromaniac, wanton, wench, whippersnapper, whore, wise guy, wise-ass |
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