as in woman of easy virtue
a boldly flirtatious or sexually promiscuous woman
in those days a woman who acted on stage was often thought of as a fancy woman
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Also, when a chase is terminated officers are to deactivate their lights and sirens and resume a safe speed and comply with traffic laws, according to the policy.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
28 Jan. 2026 -
However, when rocket sirens sounded, Gvili, who was 24 at the time, grabbed his uniform and went to fight.—
Rachel Wolf , Yonat Friling,
FOXNews.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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Andrei also reveals that Galyna (Sophia Shkliaruk), one of the Russian women whose murder the ladies were investigating, wasn’t a prostitute, but a KGB agent.—
Barry Levitt,
Time,
16 Jan. 2026
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Shakespeare shouldn’t feel intimidating—historically, his plays were loud and chaotic, with drunk spectators and prostitutes in the audience.—
Ben Croll,
Variety,
15 Jan. 2026
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The Survivor minx is a tired and true stereotype as attractive female contestants are often portrayed on the show as using their feminine wiles to get ahead in the game.—
Dalton Ross,
EW.com,
14 Apr. 2021
Noun
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Billy the Kid, Doc Holliday and Pat Garrett hang out with a hussy.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Mar. 2021
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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,
30 May 2018
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Released in 1958, Attack told of a wealthy heiress, fresh from a stint at a mental institution, who is turned into a giantess and then deals with her philandering husband and his no-good, money-grubbing floozy.—
Borys Kit,
HollywoodReporter,
9 Jan. 2026
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In other words, the insecure floozy stereotype has very little basis in reality.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes,
25 Nov. 2024
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“Fancy woman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fancy%20woman. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.
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