Making a living by prostitution or in some other disreputable way. Frequently in to come upon the town: to enter into a life of prostitution. Now…
单词 | θ179997 |
释义 | society > morality > moral evil > licentiousness > unchastity > prostitution > engaged in prostitution [phrase] (6) upon the town1712 Making a living by prostitution or in some other disreputable way. Frequently in to come upon the town: to enter into a life of prostitution. Now… on (or upon) the loose1749 absol. in phrases. on (or †upon) the loose: (a) (behaving) in an unrestrained or dissolute fashion; ‘on the spree’; (b) of women: living by… on the turf1860 the turf (often with capital T). transferred. The road or street as the milieu of prostitutes, tramps, etc.; esp. on the turf, engaged in… on the game1898 Engaged in prostitution. on the bash1936 In various slang uses: (a) an attempt, esp. in to have a bash (at); (b) a good time; a spree; a party (see quot. 1948, Amer. Speech) U.S.; on the bash… on the knock1969 (An act of) copulation; so on the knock, engaged in prostitution. |
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