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also chippy
as in prostitute
a boldly flirtatious or sexually promiscuous woman
detectives wanted to talk to the chippies who were regulars at the bar—to learn if they had seen anything
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Recent Examples of chippie
Alex Macleod Not your average chippie—this Aberdeenshire restaurant is elevating Ballater's food scene.
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Sarah James, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 Mar. 2024
LeVert rushed a late-clock chippie.
—Chris Fedor, cleveland, 10 Dec. 2022
Soon after her mom died, her dad remarried a much younger chippie.
—Absurdity, Vulture, 2 Dec. 2022
Perhaps all those men who wrote the books and plays about the hooker with a heart of gold, or the chippie who fell in love with a nice American serviceman and was saved, were really writing about their own need to subdue women.
—Gail Sheehy, Daily Intelligencer, 8 Sep. 2017
Sarah James, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 Mar. 2024
LeVert rushed a late-clock chippie.
—Chris Fedor, cleveland, 10 Dec. 2022
Soon after her mom died, her dad remarried a much younger chippie.
—Absurdity, Vulture, 2 Dec. 2022
Perhaps all those men who wrote the books and plays about the hooker with a heart of gold, or the chippie who fell in love with a nice American serviceman and was saved, were really writing about their own need to subdue women.
—Gail Sheehy, Daily Intelligencer, 8 Sep. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for chippie
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At some point, Perkins reportedly introduced Millard to a Black prostitute but Millard wanted a White one instead, the news report said, citing warrants.Louis Casiano, Fox News, 24 Mar. 2023
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Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields, named after Shields’s controversial first film about a young girl who was a child prostitute, features interviews from her childhood friend and actress Laura Linney and Drew Barrymore and how to contrasted with Shields’s experience in the spotlight.Vulture, Vulture, 22 Mar. 2023
Noun
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Billy the Kid, Doc Holliday and Pat Garrett hang out with a hussy.Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 5 Mar. 2021
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Either way, the woman comes out the other end a victim and a champion, but as a tramp and a hussy too.Benjy Hansen-Bundy, Glamour, 30 May 2018
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In other words, the insecure floozy stereotype has very little basis in reality.Mark Travers, Forbes, 25 Nov. 2024
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Oh, my favorite floozy.Brian Moylan, Vulture, 11 May 2021
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Daniels’ first foray into the horror genre shot to No. 1 on Netflix after dropping Aug. 30, which may have a little bit — or a whole lot — to do with Close, who clearly had the time of her life playing a tramp named Alberta.Lynette Rice, Deadline, 2 Sep. 2024
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On March 7, 1913, rescuers were desperately searching the same waters for survivors of the Alum Cine, a British tramp steamer, that exploded while being loaded with 350 tons of dynamite (nine boxcars’ worth) that was bound to Panama for construction of the canal that was underway.Frederick N. Rasmussen, Baltimore Sun, 28 Mar. 2024
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“Chippie.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chippie. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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