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away-day girls

away-day girls is the plural of away-day girl.

Meaning of away-day girl

Noun

away-day girl (plural away-day girls)

  1. (UK) A prostitute who travels to another city to pick up clients, returning home either the same or next day.
    • This provision has particular implications for prostitutes working in the Paddington area where most women are thought by the police to be 'away-day girls', who travel to London from the Midlands and Northern cities.1987, The Police Journal - Volumes 60-61, page 215

Questions about away-day girls

What is away-day girls the plural of?
Away-day girls is the plural of away-day girl.

Words near away-day girls in the dictionary

  1. away to the races
  2. away with the fairies
  3. away with the pixies
  4. away with you
  5. away-day girl
  6. away-day girls
  7. away-going
  8. away-to-me
  9. Awayan
  10. awayday
  11. awaydays

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