Hussy

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  • noun. A woman considered to be brazen or promiscuous.
  • noun. A saucy or impudent girl or young woman.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. The mistress of the house: same as housewife.
  • noun. A pert, wilful woman or girl; a frolicsome or mischievous girl; a quean; a jade; a wench: used either in reproach or jocosely.
  • noun. A case for scissors, needles, thread, etc. Also housewife, hussif.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. A housewife or housekeeper.
  • noun. A worthless woman or girl; a forward wench; a jade; -- used as a term of contempt or reproach.
  • noun. A pert girl; a frolicsome or sportive young woman; -- used jocosely.
  • noun. A case or bag. See housewife, 2.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. A housewife or housekeeper.
  • noun. A cheeky or disrespectful girl; a worthless woman, a woman showing inappropriate or improper behaviour.
  • noun. A case or bag for needles, thread, etc.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. a woman adulterer
  • Word Usage
    "He muttered a period in which the term hussy was solely audible."
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Debussy  fussy  gussy  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    adventuress  bitch  brat  harlot  huzzy  
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    variant
    housewife