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social evil

social evil noun: prostitution.

Noun

the social evil

  1. (archaic, euphemistic) Prostitution.
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see social, evil.

Questions about social evil

What does social evil mean?
Social evil means prostitution.
What part of speech is social evil?
Social evil is a noun.

Words near social evil in the dictionary

  1. social entrepreneurs
  2. social entrepreneurship
  3. social envy
  4. social event
  5. social events
  6. social evil
  7. social evolutionism
  8. social facilitation
  9. social facilitations
  10. social fascism
  11. social fascist

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