fancy woman

[ fan-see woom-uhn ]

/ ˈfæn si ˌwʊm ən /

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noun Informal: Older Use.

an immoral woman, especially a man's mistress.

a prostitute.

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Also called fan·cy la·dy [fan-see ley-dee] /ˈfæn si ˌleɪ di/ .

Origin of fancy woman

First recorded in 1805–15

Words nearby fancy woman

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How to use fancy woman in a sentence

A fourth suspect, a 26-year-old woman named Hayat Boumeddiene, remains at large.
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In 2009, a Pakistani Christian woman got into a religious argument with some Muslim women with whom she was harvesting berries.
In Defense of Blasphemy|Michael Tomasky|January 9, 2015|DAILY BEAST
It is the summit of human happiness: the surrender of man to God, of woman to man, of several women to the same man.
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While 19 percent of the House is female, just one woman will get to chair one of its 20 committees.
The Unbearable Whiteness of Congress|Dean Obeidallah|January 8, 2015|DAILY BEAST

Instead, the man and woman in the truck wanted to know where the crash site was and whether would I show them.
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She was also supposed to be the original or model of “the Virtuous Woman” therein portrayed!
Solomon and Solomonic Literature|Moncure Daniel Conway
The aged woman made no reply; her eyes still studied Ramona's face, and she still held her hand.
Ramona|Helen Hunt Jackson
There are three things a wise man will not trust: the wind, the sunshine of an April day, and woman's plighted faith.
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I find myself chained to the foot of a woman, my noble Cornelia would despise!
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A fancy came into my head that I would entertain the king and queen with an English tune upon this instrument.
Gulliver's Travels|Jonathan Swift

British Dictionary definitions for fancy woman

fancy woman

noun

slang a mistress or prostitute

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