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hussy

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Noun — A woman regarded as behaving in a sexually inappropriate or overly bold way (dated, disapproving).

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Originally a shortened, casual form of "housewife" — it drifted over centuries from meaning an ordinary woman of the house to carrying a negative, judgmental sense.

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