fancy woman
[ fan-see woom-uhn ]
nounInformal: Older Use.
an immoral woman, especially a man's mistress.
a prostitute.
Origin of fancy woman
1First recorded in 1805–15
- Also called fan·cy la·dy [fan-see ley-dee] /ˈfæn si ˌleɪ di/ .
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How to use fancy woman in a sentence
Queenie Sears was not the sort any man in his sane senses would marry, she being what used to be called a fancy woman.
Ladies and Gentlemen | Irvin S. (Irvin Shrewsbury) CobbA very good missionary, no doubt; but I don't fancy woman-preachers.
Solomon | Constance Fenimore Woolson
British Dictionary definitions for fancy woman
fancy woman
noun
slang a mistress or prostitute
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