- hussy
- Synonyms and related words:Jezebel, 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
Moby Thesaurus. Grady Ward. 1996.
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Hüssy — ist der Familienname folgender Personen: Oskar Hüssy (1903–1964), deutscher Politiker (NSDAP) René Hüssy (1928–2007), Schweizer Fußballspieler und trainer Diese Seite ist eine Begriffsklärung zur Unterscheidung mehrerer mit … Deutsch Wikipedia
hussy — 1520s, mistress of a household, housewife, alteration of M.E. husewif (see HOUSEWIFE (Cf. housewife)). Gradually broadened to mean any woman or girl, and by 1650 was being applied to a woman or girl who shows casual or improper behavior, and a… … Etymology dictionary
Hussy — 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. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Hussy — Hus sy, n. [Contr. fr. huswife.] 1. A housewife or housekeeper. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] 2. A worthless woman or girl; a forward wench; a jade; used as a term of contempt or reproach. Grew. [1913 Webster] 3. A pert girl; a frolicsome or sportive… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
hussy — [n] loose woman broad, floozy, jade, Jezebel, minx, slut, strumpet, tart*, tramp, trollop, vamp, wench, whore; concepts 348,412,415,419 … New thesaurus
hussy — ► NOUN (pl. hussies) dated or humorous ▪ a promiscuous or immoral girl or woman. ORIGIN contraction of HOUSEWIFE(Cf. ↑housewifery) … English terms dictionary
hussy — [huz′ē, hus′ē] n. pl. hussies [contr. < ME huswife, housewife] 1. a woman, esp. one of low morals: contemptuous or playful term 2. a bold, saucy girl or young woman 3. Dial. a small sewing kit … English World dictionary
hussy — Housewife House wife , n. [House + wife. Cf. {Hussy}.] 1. The wife of a householder; the mistress of a family; the female head of a household. Shak. [1913 Webster] He a good husband, a good housewife she. Dryden. [1913 Webster] 2. (Usually… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
hussy — UK [ˈhʌsɪ] / US noun [countable] Word forms hussy : singular hussy plural hussies old fashioned an insulting word for a woman who likes to attract men … English dictionary
hussy — This started out as the word ‘housewife’ and suffered phonetic mutilation. By the seventeenth century it was already felt to be a separate word, with a meaning that had also lost its respectability. Male speakers seem mostly to have used it to … A dictionary of epithets and terms of address
hussy — Female human of questionable character. Not necessarily immoral, but bratty and inappropriately provocative Anna Nicole Smith is the hussy that married for money … Dictionary of american slang
