fancy woman

noun

: a woman of questionable morals
specifically : prostitute

Examples of fancy woman in a Sentence

in those days a woman who acted on stage was often thought of as a fancy woman
Recent Examples on the Web Much like Monica Garcia on the Real Housewives of Salt Lake City, Maxine watched and studied these fancy women from afar, using that information to scratch and claw her way into their orbit. Tom Smyth, Vulture, 10 Apr. 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

1812, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of fancy woman was in 1812

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“Fancy woman.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fancy%20woman. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.

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