hussy
noun
a brazen or immoral woman.
hussies
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pluralof hussy.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Rowlandson looked around and saw that hussies and thieves were thriving not just on the streets but in elegant salons and prosperous businesses as well.
From New York Times ● May 15, 2011
The last act of all, according to Lancre, or at least according to the two bold hussies who made him their fool, was an astounding event to happen in such crowded meetings.
From La Sorcière: The Witch of the Middle Ages by Jules Michelet
Why, ma'am, the girls in Cairnhope are most of them well-grown hussies, and used to work in the fields, and carry full sacks of grain up steps.
From Put Yourself in His Place by Charles Reade
"Off with thee, O laziest of hussies and good for nothing of baggages," cried the fisherman, "away with thee this instant; perchance he hath a copper to lend us."
From The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 13 by Sir Richard Francis Burton
In any case, they saved my life, the hussies, and their aid never failed me.
From The Teeth of the Tiger by Maurice Leblanc
