demirip
demirip is the alternative form of demirep.
Meaning of demirep
Noun
demirep (plural demireps)
- A woman of doubtful reputation or suspected character; an adventuress.
- he had no knowledge of that character which is vulgarly called a demirep; that is to say, a woman who intrigues with every man she likes, under the name and appearance of virtue [...] in short, whom everybody knows to be what nobody calls her.1749, Henry Fielding, Tom Jones, Folio Society, published 1973, page 569
Forms of demirip
| plural | demirips |
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Questions about demirip
- What is demirip the alternative form of?
- Demirip is the alternative form of demirep.
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