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ladies of the night

ladies of the night is the plural of lady of the night.

Meaning of lady of the night

Noun

lady of the night (plural ladies of the night)

  1. (euphemistic) A female prostitute.
    • They call her the lady of the night
      She's a woman of the world
      And easy-living girl with love for sale
      That's what they call her, the lady of the night.1976, Donna Summer, Lady of the Night (song)
  2. Any of certain species of genus Brunfelsia.
  3. Night-blooming cestrum (Cestrum nocturnum), a Central American shrub.
  4. Any member of the species Nyctanthes arbor-tristis.
    Synonyms:
    coral jasmine, night jasmine, tree of sadness, night-blooming jasmine, night-flowering jasmine

Questions about ladies of the night

What is ladies of the night the plural of?
Ladies of the night is the plural of lady of the night.

Words near ladies of the night in the dictionary

  1. ladies men
  2. ladies of leisure
  3. ladies of light virtue
  4. ladies of pleasure
  5. ladies of the evening
  6. ladies of the night
  7. ladies paramount
  8. ladies room
  9. ladies who lunch
  10. ladies'
  11. ladies' aid societies

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