Hussy
['hʌsɪ;'hʌzɪ] or ['hʌsi]
Definition
(n.) A housewife or housekeeper.
(n.) A worthless woman or girl; a forward wench; a jade; -- used as a term of contempt or reproach.
(n.) A pert girl; a frolicsome or sportive young woman; -- used jocosely.
(n.) A case or bag. See Housewife, 2.
Editor: Spence
Synonyms and Synonymous
n. Jade, queen, base woman, sorry wench.
Checked by Gregory
Definition
n. a pert girl: a worthless wench.
Typed by Angelo
Examples
- You hussy, how dare you talk in that way? Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- But it is all through that woman--a hussy! Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
- Give up your keys, you hardened hussy, hissed out the virtuous little lady in the calash. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- But even that might be overcome by time and patience, so as to let a few grey hairs show themselves in the hussy's head. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
- What do you mean by this noise, you hussies? Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
Editor: Sasha