Originally: a woman, a female. Later: a bold or impudent woman; a hussy; spec. a prostitute. Also in extended use.

Chiefly derogatory. A sexually promiscuous, wanton, or lascivious woman. Also occasionally (esp. with possessive): a concubine, a mistress. Also as…

A typical name (usually derogatory) for: a lower-class, untidy, or sluttish woman, esp. a servant or country girl. In Scotland: an awkward or…

A child (of either sex); also, a servant or slave; also, a common woman.

A promiscuous or loose woman; a wanton, a harlot. Obsolete.

Chiefly derogatory. A female prostitute; (also) a mistress, a concubine. More generally: a sexually promiscuous or lascivious woman.

A wanton woman; a mistress. Obsolete exc. archaic.

As a term of abuse: a disgusting, repugnant, immoral, or contemptible person. Later usually as a mass noun with singular or plural reference.

A prostitute; a loose woman; (also) †a priest's mistress (obsolete). Also in extended use: a weak or effeminate man. In later use archaic or regional.

spec. An unchaste woman.

A lascivious or sexually promiscuous woman; a prostitute, a strumpet. Also as a general term of abuse for a woman. Now archaic and English regional…

Chiefly derogatory. A sexually promiscuous or lascivious woman; a female prostitute; (in earlier use also) a vulgar, impudent, or disreputable…

A loose or wanton woman; cf. tickle, adj. 3b. Now dialect.

Chiefly derogatory. A female prostitute; (also) a mistress, a concubine. More generally: a wanton, lascivious, or sexually promiscuous woman. Also as…

Probably: a wanton woman; a favourite.

A familiar or disrespectful term for a girl or young woman; esp. a woman of loose character, a wanton; a mistress.

In extended use, of a person. A promiscuous woman, a mistress. Obsolete.

A female prostitute. Now somewhat rare.

A female prostitute; = trull, n. 1.

‘A profligate woman’ (Halliwell).

A disreputable woman; a prostitute.

Belonging to the stews. stewed whore, stewed strumpet: vaguely used as opprobrious epithets imputing unchastity.

Formerly: a typical name for a woman of lower social status, as in Tib and Tom (cf. Jack and Jill, n. 1). Also: a girl or lass, a sweetheart, a…

A foolish or wanton woman.

An opprobrious term applied to a woman.

A wanton.

A woman who is sexually promiscuous or who is flirtatious or coquettish. Also later more generally (sometimes depreciative): a woman or girl, esp…

A strumpet, whore. Combination: ȝaldson, the ‘son of a whore’; a term of abuse (cf. whoreson, n.).

derogatory. A frivolous, impertinent, or disreputable woman or girl; a hussy. See hussy, n. 3. Obsolete.

? A woman decked out with ‘trinkets’ or finery. Obsolete. rare.

A lively young woman; a light wench; now dialect a nimble, diminutive, or puny person.

(The name of Canace (see the etymology section) used as the type of) an incestuous or sexually immoral woman.

With the and plural agreement: filthy people collectively. Also as a count noun: a filthy person (usually in plural).

An immoral, impudent, or sexually promiscuous woman; (esp. in earlier use) a woman who leads other people into idolatry and sin (see Revelation…

A girl or young woman; a wench; sometimes (= kittie unsel) a woman of loose character. (Cf. kittock, n.) Scottish. Obsolete.

Of a woman: A strumpet, concubine.

prostitutes or promiscuous women collectively; (also as a count noun) a prostitute or promiscuous woman; cf. mutton, n. 4.

euphemistic and humorous. A prostitute; a woman regarded as a means of sexual gratification. Formerly frequently with of, as †nymph of the pavé, etc.

Applied to a woman: (a) a light woman; a strumpet; (b) (in weaker sense) a jade, hussy, minx.

A forward, immodest, or unchaste woman. Obsolete.

Generically: a woman. rare.

A promiscuous woman or girl; a harlot, prostitute. Obsolete.

A prostitute, a whore. Frequently as a term of reproach or abuse for a woman. Now archaic and rare.

A gay reckless fellow; a gallant, paramour. By Spenser applied also to a loose woman.

A beggar's trull, a beggar wench; a wench. Obsolete.

A prostitute; a loose or promiscuous woman; a hussy, a jade.

A wanton or loose woman; (in early use esp.) a harlot, a prostitute. Cf. tomrigg, n.

A light woman. Cf. kittock, n.

A young woman. Cf. popelot, n.

(A name for) a sexually promiscuous woman; a prostitute. Also occasionally in singular.

A drab, a harlot, a courtesan. Obsolete.

Chiefly derogatory. A sexually promiscuous woman; a harlot, a prostitute. Frequently (and in earliest use) as a general term of contempt or abuse…

A person who is fickle or inconstant in love; a flirt. Also: (a name for) a sexually promiscuous woman; a prostitute. In later use also more…

A slut, slattern, drab. Also attributive, slatternly.

transferred. esp. A contemptuous term for a profligate or inconstant woman; hence, a harlot, courtesan.

a farthingale or hooped skirt; one who wears this (contemptuous).

A woman of light or loose behaviour. Cf. jill-flirt, n.

A lewd or wanton woman; (also) a prostitute; a mistress.

A contemptible, worthless person of either sex; a good-for-nothing. archaic. Applied to a woman: A jade; a baggage.

a wanton person.

A wench; ‘a showy wanton’ (Johnson).

A woman of loose character.

Used allusively by Shakespeare and early 17th century writers as meaning ‘a seductive woman’, a harlot.

(A name for) a sexually promiscuous woman; a prostitute.

= bona-roba, n.

A worthless good-for nothing woman; a woman of disreputable or immoral life, a strumpet.

cant. An illicit female sexual partner; spec. a prostitute. Cf. aunt, n. 3. Obsolete.

A woman who engages in sexual activity involving genital contact with other women; (hence generally) a lesbian. Cf. tribade, n., rubster, n. 2…

A bold, wanton, or lively woman. Obsolete.

A lascivious woman; a prostitute. Obsolete.

transferred. A showy or flashy woman; one of light character.

A sexually promiscuous woman.

transferred. A strumpet, whore; a term of abuse for a low woman, occasionally applied to a man.

A woman of low character. Obsolete. rare.

dialect or slang. A woman or girl of light or loose character.

a woman who has just had penetrative sex with one or more men, regarded as a prospective sexual partner for another man; (more generally) a sexually…

A flighty or capricious person.

A person wearing a visor or mask; spec. a woman of loose character wearing a mask in public, a prostitute. Obsolete. (Cf. vizard-mask, n. 2.)

a woman who has lost her chastity, honour, or standing, or who has become morally degenerate; (sometimes) a prostitute.

A bold, immodest, or wanton girl or woman. Cf. rig, n.4 tomboy, n. 2a.

A woman as a source of sexual gratification; a promiscuous woman; a slut. Also as a general term of abuse for a woman.

A loose woman, esp. a prostitute.

A woman who has lost her chastity; a harlot or strumpet; a kept mistress. Obsolete.

A woman of broken reputation; a wench, a prostitute. Obsolete.

(perhaps) a promiscuous woman; cf. grass widow, n. 1.

(a) = sportswoman, n.; (b) U.S. slang a prostitute.

A promiscuous woman; a harlot, a prostitute. Obsolete.

a prostitute (cf. mob, n.1 1).

A bad, vicious woman. Cf. brimstone, n. 4.

Chiefly derogatory. A sexually promiscuous or wanton woman; (sometimes) spec. a prostitute (now rare and somewhat dated). In early use also as a…

‘A little squat woman’ (Phillips 1706); also, ‘a slut, sloven; a wanton; an opprobrious term’ (Eng. Dial. Dict.).

A woman whose character is only half reputable; a woman of doubtful reputation or suspected chastity.

(In forms gilliver, jilliver.) English regional (chiefly northern) slang. A promiscuous or wanton woman. Now rare.

a sexually promiscuous woman, a prostitute.

A promiscuous woman or girl; a harlot, prostitute. Obsolete.

slang (chiefly U.S.). A prostitute (now rare); a promiscuous woman. In later use also: a woman regarded as a sexual object (cf. chick, n.1 3).

A rude, coarse, or lewd girl or woman.

A woman, spec. one of loose character.

originally = scarlet lady n. above; later used to mean: a notoriously immoral woman; a prostitute.

A wench, trull.

a woman of tarnished reputation.

A woman; esp. a promiscuous woman or prostitute. Cf. shiksa, n.

A disreputable, untidy woman; a slut.

A promiscuous woman; a prostitute. Hence: women considered sexually; (also) an act of sexual intercourse with a woman.

A slovenly woman, a slattern; (also occasionally) a sexually promiscuous woman; = trollop, n. 1. Cf. trollymog, n. 1.

colloquial (originally U.S.). A woman who defies expected or approved standards of conduct, esp. one who behaves in a wild, rebellious, or…

slang. Originally: a woman who works as a prostitute in addition to performing other work. In later use: a sexually active, unmarried woman (as…

A promiscuous or disreputable woman associated with fashionable society or the demi-monde; esp. a high-class prostitute or courtesan. Now historical…

A person met casually, esp. one with whom a person aims to establish a sexual relationship; a prostitute or streetwalker; (sometimes) any person…

slang (originally U.S.). A promiscuous or disreputable young woman; a prostitute. Also more generally as a term of abuse or contempt for a girl or…

a light woman.

figurative. A female of immoral character; a prostitute. Also loosely as a term of abuse. slang.

A young woman of immoral character, a young ‘tart’.

Now chiefly Australian. A sexually promiscuous woman, spec. a prostitute. Also a disparaging term for: a (young) woman. Cf. floozy, n.

A lewd or sexually promiscuous young woman, esp. a prostitute.

A woman of the demi-monde.

A sexually promiscuous woman; (sometimes) spec. a prostitute. Also a disparaging term for: a (young) woman; (with possessive) a girlfriend, a…

A disreputable or sexually promiscuous woman. Cf. slut, n. 2a.

transferred. slang. A disreputable woman; a prostitute, tart.

A woman (esp. a young woman) of doubtful reputation or suspected unchastity, who is not a virgin except in the strict physiological sense of the…

slang (frequently depreciative). Originally: a promiscuous woman; a prostitute. In later use (esp. in African-American usage): a good-looking or…

A sexually attractive or promiscuous woman; = floozy, n. Now rare.

slang (originally U.S.). A woman, a girl, esp. a promiscuous one; a prostitute.

Resembling or suggestive of a ‘tart’, or woman of immoral character; cheap, gaudy. Occasionally absol. as n.

A young woman who assents to romantic or sexual proposals; a promiscuous woman.

In early use: a lascivious woman. Now: a mad or violent person; an idiot; (also in weakened use) a person.

slang (originally Australian). derogatory. A woman regarded as promiscuous; a slut.

In Spanish-speaking countries or parts of America: a prostitute; a promiscuous woman, a slut.

colloquial. A person who makes a mess, or who messes about (in various senses); a muddler, a bungler.

A woman, esp. one who is sexually attractive or promiscuous. Also as a general term of contempt for a woman (cf. cunt, n. 2a).

derogatory. A woman regarded as shameless or sexually promiscuous. Also sometimes: a prostitute.

A sexually promiscuous woman; = ho, n.7 1.

A sexually promiscuous person (originally and esp. a woman). Also as a more general term of abuse for an objectionable or irritating person.

U.S. derogatory slang (esp. in African-American usage). A sexually promiscuous woman; (also more generally) a woman. Also as adj.

Usually derogatory. A sexually promiscuous woman. Also (and in earliest use) more generally: (a disparaging term for) a woman, esp. a young woman.