hussy

American  

[huhs-ee, huhz-ee] / ˈhʌs i, ˈhʌz i /

noun

plural

hussies

1. a brazen or immoral woman.

   Synonyms:

   slut, trollop

2. a mischievous, impudent, or ill-behaved girl.

   Synonyms:

   minx, baggage

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hussy British  

/ -zɪ, ˈhʌsɪ /

noun

1. a shameless or promiscuous woman

2. dialect a folder for needles, thread, etc

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Etymology

Origin of hussy

1520–30; earlier hussive housewife

Example Sentences

“Hey, miss Honey Bey. It’s Dolly P. You know that hussy with the good hair you sang about?” she says on the track.

From Los Angeles Times

In the interlude "Dolly P," Parton references "Jolene" with, "You know that hussy with the good hair you sing about?/ Reminded me of someone I knew back when."

From Salon

Can you tell me how you define the word “hussy”?

From New York Times

“Use your power,” she said, “and make the hussy fall madly in love with the vilest and most despicable creature there is in the whole world.”

From Literature

“Calling all their friends and calling … me a hussy”? I hope that’s hyperbole; even if you were somehow an agent of her marriage’s demise, the backchannel smear is not the path to making herself whole.

From Seattle Times