What does Hussy mean?
Definitions for Hussy
ˈhʌs i, ˈhʌz ihussy
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Princeton's WordNet
adulteress, fornicatress, hussy, jade, loose woman, slut, strumpet, trollopnoun
a woman adulterer
Wiktionary
hussynoun
A housewife or housekeeper.
hussynoun
A cheeky or disrespectful girl; a worthless woman, a woman showing inappropriate or improper behaviour.
hussynoun
A case or bag for needles, thread, etc.
Etymology: A compression of housewife.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Hussynoun
taken in an ill sense. A sorry or bad woman; a worthless wench. It is often used ludicrously in slight disapprobation.
Etymology: corrupted from housewife:
Get you in, hussy, go: now will I personate this hopeful young jade. Thomas Southerne, Innocent Adultery.
Wikipedia
Hussy
Hussy is a 1980 British film starring Helen Mirren, John Shea, and Paul Angelis, and directed by Matthew Chapman.
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hussy
A hussy is a term, often derogatory, referring to an impudent, brazen or morally unacceptable woman. It is typically used to indicate a woman of low character or questionable morals. The term is old-fashioned and is less commonly used today. It originally meant a housewife or a woman of lower social status.
Webster Dictionary
Hussynoun
a housewife or housekeeper
Hussynoun
a worthless woman or girl; a forward wench; a jade; -- used as a term of contempt or reproach
Hussynoun
a pert girl; a frolicsome or sportive young woman; -- used jocosely
Hussynoun
a case or bag. See Housewife, 2
Etymology: [From Icel. hsi a case, prob. fr. hs house. See House, and cf. Housewife a bag, Huswife a bag.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Hussy
huz′i, n. a pert girl: a worthless wench.
Etymology and Origins
Hussy
A corruption of “housewife.” The epithet now implies a slatternly sort of woman.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of Hussy in Chaldean Numerology is: 9
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of Hussy in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2
Examples of Hussy in a Sentence
Can you support the expense of a husband, hussy, in gaming, drinking and whoring? Have you money enough to carry on the daily quarrels of man and wife about who shall squander most?
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