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demimondaines

demimondaines is the plural of demimondaine.

Meaning of demimondaine

Noun

demimondaine (plural demimondaines)

  1. A sexually promiscuous woman (of the demimonde).
    • However, terrible as it may seem to the tall maiden sisters of J.P.'s in Queen Anne houses with walled vegetable gardens, this courtesan, strumpet, harlot, whore, punk, fille de joie, street-walker, this trollop, this trull, this baggage, this hussy, this drab, skit, rig, quean, mopsy, demirep...1936, Anthony Bertram, Like the Phoenix

Questions about demimondaines

What is demimondaines the plural of?
Demimondaines is the plural of demimondaine.

Words near demimondaines in the dictionary

  1. demilunes
  2. demiman
  3. demimen
  4. demimondain
  5. demimondaine
  6. demimondaines
  7. demimondains
  8. demimonde
  9. demimondes
  10. demin
  11. demine

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