hussy
pronunciation
How to pronounce hussy in British English:
UK [ˈhʌsi]
How to pronounce hussy in American English:
US [ˈhʌzi, ˈhʌsi]
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- Noun:
- a woman adulterer
Word Origin
- hussy (n.)
- 1520s, "mistress of a household, housewife," alteration of Middle English husewif (see housewife). Gradually broadened to mean "any woman or girl," and by 1650 was being applied to "a woman or girl who shows casual or improper behavior," and a general derogatory sense had overtaken the word by late 18c. "It is common to use housewife in a good, and huswife or hussy in a bad sense" [Johnson].
Example
- 1. She is a brazen hussy .
- 2. You impudent hussy , and get on with your work !
- 3. " She thinks I 'm a hussy , " thought scarlett .
- 4. You hussy , how can you talk in that way ?
- 5. How dare you laugh at me , you hussy !