floozy
or floo·sie, floo·sy, floo·zie
[ floo-zee ]
/ ˈflu zi /
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noun, plural floo·zies.Slang.
a gaudily dressed, usually immoral woman, especially a prostitute.
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Origin of floozy
First recorded in 1905–10; origin uncertain
Words nearby floozy
floor-through, floor trader, floor trading, floorwalker, floor-work, floozy, flop, flop-eared, flop forging, flophouse, flopover
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How to use floozy in a sentence
What does it take for Broadwell not to be perceived as some sort of conniving floozy?
Petraeus Affair Stereotypes: The General, The Flirt And The Harlot|Robin Givhan|November 15, 2012|DAILY BEASTIn England, kids are pushed to leave early and that creates a humor, edge, and early floozy mentality.
Yet others are mere extravagant inventions: scallywampus, supergobsloptious and floozy.
The American Language|Henry L. Mencken
British Dictionary definitions for floozy
floozy
floozie or floosie
/ (ˈfluːzɪ) /
noun plural -zies or -sies
slang a disreputable woman
Word Origin for floozy
C20: of unknown origin
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