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Definition of hussy noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

hussy

noun
 
/ˈhʌsi/
 
/ˈhʌsi/
(plural hussies)
(old-fashioned, disapproving)
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  1. a girl or woman who behaves in a way that is considered morally wrong
    Word Originlate Middle English: contraction of housewife (the original sense); the current sense dates from the mid 17th cent.
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