floozy
Americannoun
PLURAL
floozies-
a gaudily dressed, usually immoral or sexually promiscuous woman (now often used facetiously).
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a prostitute.
noun
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Origin of floozy
First recorded in 1905–10; origin uncertain
Example Sentences
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Building off my second E he played “floozies,” using all seven tiles.
From New York Times
The overpopulated cast — at least 15 significant characters jostle for screen time — comprises the detectives assigned to the vice squad and the gangsters, skells and floozies they police and in some cases are related to.
From New York Times
They said he was prone to outrageous gaffes, including once referring to women at tech companies as “token floozies,” a phrase Mr. Wadhwa later blamed on his poor English.
From New York Times
She looks as if she is telling him he has found his soulmate, or at any rate his match, a different proposition to the young floozies with whom he might been dallied until that point.
From The Guardian
Nowhere was there a Rhine river - except that the floozies portraying the Rhine maidens always showed up in a vintage black Mercedes convertible.
From Reuters
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