floozy
or floo·sie, floo·sy, floo·zie
[ floo-zee ]
/ ˈflu zi /
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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Example sentences from the Web for floozy
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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