fancy woman

noun

plural fancy women
1
dated : a female lover of a man who is married to someone else : mistress
2
a
dated : a woman who is a sex worker
b
dated : a woman who has multiple sexual partners : a woman who is sexually promiscuous
sometimes used as a term of abuse and disparagement

Word History

First Known Use

1819, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of fancy woman was in 1819

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“Fancy woman.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fancy%20woman. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.

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