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Quean

/kwiːn/

A woman, now especially an impudent or disreputable woman; a prostitute.

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noun
  1. 1

    A woman, now especially an impudent or disreputable woman; a prostitute.

  2. 2

    A young woman, a girl; a daughter.

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wenchnoun(specifically) A girl or young woman of a lower class.
woman of ill reputenoun(euphemistic) A female prostitute.
whorenounSynonym of prostitute: a person (especially a woman) who offers sexual services for payment.
wantonLewd, immoral; sexually open, unchaste.
quailnounAny of various small game birds of the genera Coturnix, Anurophasis or Perdicula in the Old World family Phasianidae or of the New World family Odontophoridae.
cuntwhorenoun(vulgar, derogatory, offensive) A woman.
putanoun(vulgar, chiefly US Hispanic) A prostitute, whore, slut, bitch, etc.
pucellenoun(archaic) A girl, a maiden; a virgin (often with reference to Joan of Arc).
articlenounA piece of nonfiction writing such as a story, report, opinion piece, or entry in a newspaper, magazine, journal, encyclopedia, etc.
quimnoun(vulgar) The female genitalia; the vulva.
unfortunateMarked or accompanied by or resulting in misfortune.
woman of the townnoun(euphemistic) A female prostitute.
crack whorenoun(vulgar, slang, derogatory) A person addicted to crack cocaine who finances the habit through prostitution.
stalenoun(colloquial) Something stale; a loaf of bread or the like that is no longer fresh.
squawnoun(now offensive, ethnic slur) A woman, wife; especially a Native American woman.
whoremistressnoun(derogatory) A woman who runs a brothel, or hires out prostitutes; a madam.
whoremannoun(informal) A pimp
cockwhorenoun(slang, derogatory, vulgar, offensive) A very sexually promiscuous girl or woman.
queefnoun(vulgar, slang) An emission of air from the vagina, especially when audible; vaginal flatulence.
woman of the streetnoun(euphemistic) A prostitute.

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