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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Sickert is showcased here for both his impressionistic instincts and his portrayal of previously taboo art subjects such as prostitutes and the impoverished.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
19 Apr. 2026 -
While reviewing his laptop, investigators also found that Cantrell was soliciting several other prostitutes online during his time working for the Godley Police Department.—
Shambhavi Rimal,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
15 Apr. 2026
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Amid that strike and hundreds of similar overnight Russian aerial attacks, new and traditional Ukrainian music has become for many a sort-of counterpoint to the sirens that blare around the country nearly every night, several musicians who work in Ukraine told ABC News.—
Flora Bigham,
ABC News,
19 Apr. 2026
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People took cover as tornado sirens sounded and power was lost.—
Sara Tenenbaum,
CBS News,
17 Apr. 2026
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“Queans.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/queans. Accessed 23 Apr. 2026.
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