单词 | working girl |
释义 | working girlSEE SYNONYMS FOR working girl ON THESAURUS.COM nounOlder Use: Often Offensive. a woman who works. Slang. a prostitute. Origin of working girl1860–65, for def. 1; 1965–70, for def. 2 usage note for working girlThe meaning “woman who works” has declined in use because of possible confusion with the other meaning, “prostitute.” And the use of girl to refer to an adult woman is often perceived as insulting and demeaning. See also girl. Words nearby working girlworking day, working dog, working drawing, Working Families Tax Credit, working fluid, working girl, workingman, working memory, working order, working papers, working party Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for working girlBritish Dictionary definitions for working girlworking girl nouna girl or woman who works, esp one who supports herself informal a prostitute Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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