lightskirt
lightskirt noun: a woman of lax morality; a prostitute.
Noun
lightskirt (plural lightskirts)
- A woman of lax morality; a prostitute.
- The Greekes were fooles, that for a light-skirt strumper, Chang'd the stil vial to a lowd-mouthd trumpet.1639, Nathaneel Whiting, The most pleasante historie of Albino and Bellama
- “A no-better-than-she-should-be, a light-skirts that you may see half-naked any evening for a couple of francs,” La Cibot answered in an undertone for Mme. Chapoulot’s ear.1901 [1847], Ellen Marriage, transl., Cousin Pons, translation of Le Cousin Pons by Honoré de Balzac
Forms of lightskirt
| plural | lightskirts |
|---|---|
| alternative form | light-skirt |
| alternative form | light skirt |
| alternative form | lightskirts |
| alternative form | light-skirts |
Origin of lightskirt
From light + skirt.
Questions about lightskirt
- What does lightskirt mean?
- Lightskirt means a woman of lax morality; a prostitute.
- What part of speech is lightskirt?
- Lightskirt is a noun.
- What is the plural of lightskirt?
- The plural of lightskirt is lightskirts.
Words near lightskirt in the dictionary
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