Thesaurus results for CHIPPIES

chippies

noun

plural of chippie

as in prostitutes

a boldly flirtatious or sexually promiscuous woman detectives wanted to talk to the chippies who were regulars at the bar—to learn if they had seen anything

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Instead of collectivity, there is a certain kind of animal community, or one that the poems’ speakers—children, old men, drunks, prostitutes—often stand apart from.

— Max Norman, Harpers Magazine, 22 Sep. 2026
They were all also alleged to have been prostitutes, though recent scholarship has challenged that assertion.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of prostitutes

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One of the tramps jumping off a freight car was the juvenile player, Frankie Darrow.

— Thomas Doherty, HollywoodReporter, 19 Sep. 2026
In a California town called Anzar in the late-19th century, Paulette is living with a local magnate’s eccentric son who’s fascinated by the tramps gathering outside his manor.

— Jasmine Vojdani, Vulture, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of tramps

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Yet three successive Democratic presidential campaigns willfully ignored these flashing sirens, instead insisting that Green New Deals and diversity, equity and inclusion programs would appeal to working-class Latino men.

— Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026
Her joy in teaching offers children an escape from a war that has trained them to reflexively head for safety when air-raid sirens sound.

— Sara Llana, Christian Science Monitor, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of sirens

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