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What does hussy mean?

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Noun
  1. (obsolete) A housewife or housekeeper.
  2. A cheeky or disrespectful girl; a woman showing inappropriate or improper behavior; a minx.
  3. (obsolete) A case or bag for needles, thread, etc.
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It didn't take long until her mother walked into the bedroom to see the bed rocking with her husband and the hussy from next door.
In the first scenario, she'll be remembered as the jaded hussy who couldn't see the value of what she had been given.
Both hussy and housewife have their origin in Old English huswif, but hussy has undergone semantic derogation.
Why must I always take care of men, they're going to start thinking that I'm a hussy.
Depending on your age, morals and various points of view, she was either the sexiest piece of work around or a brazen hussy or both.
Deb Pickman is co-founder, ensemble member and past co-artistic director of the Vancouver theatre company shameless hussy productions.

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