hussy

hus·sy

H0335000 (hŭz′ē, hŭs′ē)n. pl. hus·sies 1. A woman considered to be brazen or promiscuous.2. A saucy or impudent girl or young woman.

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[Alteration of Middle English houswif, housewife; see housewife.]

hussy

(ˈhʌsɪ; -zɪ) n, pl -sies1. a shameless or promiscuous woman2. dialect a folder for needles, thread, etc[C16 (in the sense: housewife): from hussif housewife]

hus•sy

(ˈhʌs i, ˈhʌz i)

n., pl. -sies. 1. a brazen or disreputable woman. 2. a mischievous or impudent girl. [1520–30; earlier hussive housewife]

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hussy - a woman adulterer adulteress, fornicatress, loose woman, strumpet, trollop, slut, jadeadulterer, fornicator - someone who commits adultery or fornication

hussy

noun (Old-fashioned) slut, tart (informal), strumpet, baggage (informal, old-fashioned), tramp (slang), jade, wanton, minx, wench (archaic), slapper (Brit. slang), scrubber (Brit. & Austral. slang), trollop, floozy (slang), quean (archaic) Are you going to sunbathe naked? You wanton hussy!

hussy

nounA vulgar promiscuous woman who flouts propriety:baggage, jade, slattern, slut, tart, tramp, wanton, wench, whore.Slang: floozy.

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