- an impudent woman
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an impudent woman
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shameless — shameless, brazen, barefaced, brash, impudent can apply to persons and their acts that defy the moral code or social decorum when they mean characterized by boldness and a lack of a sense of shame. Shameless implies a lack of effective restraints … New Dictionary of Synonyms
minx — minxish, adj. /mingks/, n. a pert, impudent, or flirtatious girl. [1535 45; perh. < LG minsk man, impudent woman; c. G Mensch; see MENSCH] * * * … Universalium
quean — queanish, adj. queanlike, adj. /kween/, n. 1. an overly forward, impudent woman; shrew; hussy. 2. a prostitute. 3. Brit. Dial. a girl or young woman, esp. a robust one. [bef. 1000; ME quene, OE cwene; c. MD quene, kone, OS, OHG quena, Goth qino … Universalium
Jezebel — n. evil wife of King Ahab (Biblical); female first name n. immoral woman, wicked woman, impudent woman … English contemporary dictionary
Jezebels — n. evil wife of King Ahab (Biblical); female first name n. immoral woman, wicked woman, impudent woman … English contemporary dictionary
quean — /kwin/ (say kween) noun 1. Colloquial a male homosexual. 2. Obsolete a bold, impudent woman; shrew; hussy. 3. Obsolete a female prostitute. {Middle English quene, from Old English cwene woman; related to Greek gynē woman. Compare queen} …
minx — (n.) 1540s, mynx pet dog, later a young, pert, wanton girl [Johnson] (1590s), of uncertain origin, perhaps a shortening of minikin girl, woman, from M.Du. minnekijn darling, beloved, from minne love (see MINNESINGER (Cf. minnesinger)) + kijn,… … Etymology dictionary
quean — (kwēn), n. 1) an impudent woman; hussy 2) prostitute 3) brit. Scot. a girl or young woman • Etymology: bef. 1000; ME quene, OE cwene, c. MD quene, kone, OHG quena, ONkona, Go qino < Gmc *kwenōn , < c. OIrben, Gkgynḗ, Sktjáni< IE*gwen Ha; … From formal English to slang
quean — noun /kwiːn/ An impudent woman; a prostitute … Wiktionary
jezebel — impudent woman, 1550s, after Jezebel, the wicked Tyrean princess who married Ahab, king of Israel (Kings xxi:5 23), from Heb. Izebhel, a name of uncertain origin and meaning [Klein] … Etymology dictionary
minx — [[t]mɪŋks[/t]] n. sex a pert or flirtatious girl • Etymology: 1535–45; perh. < LG minsk man, impudent woman, c. G Mensch; see mensch … From formal English to slang
