fancy woman

noun

Definition of fancy womannext
dated
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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fancy woman
  1. siren
  2. prostitute
  3. minx
  4. hussy
  5. floozy
Noun
  • Smog, sweat, subway delays and sirens create a famous combo of discomfort that many try to avoid.
    — Sidney Madden, VIBE.com, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Officers pointed guns, sirens were sounded, and barricades went up at the gate entrance, KEYT reported.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of siren
Noun
  • Rydell had his critical breakthrough with the romantic drama Cinderella Liberty, with Caan starring as a sailor on leave in Seattle who falls for a pool-playing prostitute (Mason) who has a young son born out of wedlock.
    — Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 14 Aug. 2026
  • The firm’s employees took Quaaludes, a sedative medication, like candy, hired prostitutes regularly, and held gambling sprees in Monte Carlo and Las Vegas.
    — Kalia Richardson, USA Today, 14 July 2026
Definition of prostitute
Noun
  • 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
Definition of minx
Noun
  • Billy the Kid, Doc Holliday and Pat Garrett hang out with a hussy.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 5 Mar. 2021
  • 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
Definition of hussy
Noun
  • Ida, meanwhile, is a crime society floozy in 1930s Great Depression Chicago, an escort to a coterie of goombahs who take to mentally torturing her over dinner and drinks in a speakeasy.
    — Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 4 Mar. 2026
  • 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
Definition of floozy
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“Fancy woman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fancy%20woman. Accessed 25 Aug. 2026.

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