as in woman of easy virtue
a boldly flirtatious or sexually promiscuous woman
in those days a woman who acted on stage was often thought of as a fancy woman
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Air raid sirens sounded multiple times in border communities in northern Israel on Thursday, too.—
Jon Gambrell,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Apr. 2026 -
The announcement by the Israel Defense Forces came shortly after sirens sounded in a few northern Israeli communities on the border with Lebanon, as authorities said drones had entered the country.—
April 27,
CBS News,
27 Apr. 2026
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The chant, a one-word slur that literally means male prostitute in Spanish, usually occurs when the opposing goalkeeper takes a goal kick.—
Carlos Rodriguez,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Apr. 2026
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Sickert is showcased here for both his impressionistic instincts and his portrayal of previously taboo art subjects such as prostitutes and the impoverished.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
19 Apr. 2026
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The Survivor minx is a tired and true stereotype as attractive female contestants are often portrayed on the show as using their feminine wiles to get ahead in the game.—
Dalton Ross,
EW.com,
14 Apr. 2021
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Billy the Kid, Doc Holliday and Pat Garrett hang out with a hussy.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Mar. 2021
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Either way, the woman comes out the other end a victim and a champion, but as a tramp and a hussy too.—
Benjy Hansen-Bundy,
Glamour,
30 May 2018
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Ida, meanwhile, is a crime society floozy in 1930s Great Depression Chicago, an escort to a coterie of goombahs who take to mentally torturing her over dinner and drinks in a speakeasy.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
4 Mar. 2026
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Released in 1958, Attack told of a wealthy heiress, fresh from a stint at a mental institution, who is turned into a giantess and then deals with her philandering husband and his no-good, money-grubbing floozy.—
Borys Kit,
HollywoodReporter,
9 Jan. 2026
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“Fancy woman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fancy%20woman. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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