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
  • 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
  • Serial killer Lorenzo Jerome Gilyard was convicted in 2007 for killing six women in Kansas City but is believed to have raped and strangled two girls and 11 women, most of whom had worked as prostitutes, from 1977 to 1993.
    Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 7 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Later, as the teen was driving home, a police car turned on its sirens behind her and pulled her over.
    Mitchell Willetts, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Sep. 2025
  • Loud noises and sirens have bothered her since the attack, Rada said.
    Claudia Lauer, Chicago Tribune, 29 Aug. 2025
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“Queans.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/queans. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.

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