queans

plural of quean
as in women of easy virtue
a boldly flirtatious or sexually promiscuous woman in pirate tales there's always the raucous tavern and its cadre of buxom queans

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Noun
  • They were infames lumped in with gladiators and prostitutes at the very bottom of the social ladder.
    Chris Schembra, Rolling Stone, 8 Sep. 2025
  • The only things shaky about Relish are the junkies, prostitutes, suicidal depressives, and sinners who populate Osborne's songs.
    EW Staff Published, EW.com, 14 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Alerts can also come in many forms, ranging from emails and texts to sirens and radio broadcasts.
    Micki Olson, The Conversation, 16 Sep. 2025
  • During the stop, the driver, identified as Jacob Brown, 34, of Scarborough, immediately fled at a high rate of speed, MSP stated, prompting troopers to chase after the Jeep Wrangler with emergency lights and sirens on.
    David Chiu, PEOPLE, 16 Sep. 2025
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“Queans.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/queans. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.

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