hussey
hussey is the obsolete form of hussy.
Meaning of hussy
Noun
hussy (plural hussies)
- A sexually immoral woman.
- She called him ‘pig’ in bastard Arabic, and he called her ‘hussy’ in good English, but these amenities were forgotten in the face of the catastrophe that had overwhelmed her at the hands of her Queen.1886 October – 1887 January, H[enry] Rider Haggard, She: A History of Adventure, London: Longmans, Green, and Co., published 1887, →OCLC
- A cheeky or disrespectful girl; a woman showing inappropriate or improper behavior.
- Molly the dairymaid came a little way from the rickyard, and said she would pluck the pigeon that very night after work. She was always ready to do anything for us boys; and we could never quite make out why they scolded her so for an idle hussy indoors. It seemed so unjust. Looking back, I...1879, R[ichard] J[efferies], chapter 1, in The Amateur Poacher, London: Smith, Elder, & Co., […], →OCLC
- Synonyms:
- minx
- A housewife or housekeeper.
- WIRTHIN. Well, I should think so! They just dote on that hussy—can't seem to get enough of her. Gretchen tells me so herself. And the care she takes of them!1892, Mark Twain, Meisterschaft: In Three Acts, act III, scene I, page 199
- Synonyms:
- housewife
- A case or bag for needles, thread, etc.
Proper noun capitalized: Hussey
Hussey (plural Husseys)
- A habitational surname from Norman.
Forms of hussey
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | husseys |
| Proper noun | |
| plural | Husseys |
Origin of hussey
* As an English surname of Norman origin, from Old French hosed, from Latin hosatus (“trousers, pants”). * Also as an English surname, from Middle English houswyf (“housewife”). * Also as an English surname of Norman origin, from the Norman habitational surname, from the town of Houssaye, from Medieval Latin Osseia, ultimately related to houx (“holly”). * As an Irish surname, from Ó hEodhusa (“descendant of Eodhus”), a name of uncertain origin, but compare aodh (“fire”).
Questions about hussey
- What does hussey mean?
- Hussey means a habitational surname from Norman.
- What is hussey the obsolete form of?
- Hussey is the obsolete form of hussy.
- What part of speech is hussey?
- Hussey is a proper noun.
Words near hussey in the dictionary
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