hussy
noun
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Definition of hussy
1 : a lewd or brazen woman
2 : a saucy or mischievous girl
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Either way, the woman comes out the other end a victim and a champion, but as a tramp and a hussy too. — Benjy Hansen-bundy, Glamour, "What 1,147 Men Really Think About #MeToo," 30 May 2018 See, Belichick doesn't like this new hussy Brady's been hanging out with. — Jack Moore, GQ, "Bill Belichick to Tom Brady: Get Your Man Alex Guerrero Out of My House," 20 Dec. 2017 Contrast Okpokwasili’s smugness to the dance scene in Girls Trip when the quartet competes with a group of hussies. — Armond White, National Review, "Girls Trip and Bronx Gothic: Two Visions of Post-Obama Black Empowerment," 14 July 2017 Eliza has disappeared into the rust and sweat miasma of an Unhallowed Metropolis party, leaving her Erratic Thoughts post for this week undone, the brazen hussy. — John Brownlee, WIRED, "Erratic Thoughts for 03/01/2007," 1 Mar. 2007These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'hussy.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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