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nightwalking

nightwalking noun: the activity of a prostitute who looks for clients on the streets.

Noun

nightwalking (uncountable)

  1. (archaic, euphemistic) The activity of a prostitute who looks for clients on the streets.
    • Lee Lynn Pierce, an ex-prostitute active in the Prostitutes' Union of Massachusetts (PUMA), discussed the night walking law, which states that any woman walking at night unaccompanied by a man can be considered to be soliciting for sex and can be arrested and charged with prostitution.1979 August 11, Kathy MacDonald, “King 'On Trial' for Rape in Women's Street Court”, in Gay Community News, volume 7, number 4, page 1
  2. Synonym of sleepwalking.
    Synonyms:
    sleepwalking

Synonyms of nightwalking

Origin of nightwalking

From night + walking.

Questions about nightwalking

What does nightwalking mean?
Nightwalking means the activity of a prostitute who looks for clients on the streets.
What part of speech is nightwalking?
Nightwalking is a noun.

Words near nightwalking in the dictionary

  1. nighttime nappies
  2. nighttime nappy
  3. nighttimes
  4. nightwalker
  5. nightwalkers
  6. nightwalking
  7. nightwandering
  8. nightward
  9. nightwards
  10. nightwatch
  11. nightwatcher

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