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floozie

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • UK, US: /ˈfluː.zi/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -uːzi

1

noun

Meaning 1

A vulgar or sexually promiscuous woman; a hussy or slattern.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A prostitute who attracts customers by walking the streets.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

a prostitute who attracts customers by walking the streets

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: streetwalker, street girl, hooker, hustler, floozy, slattern

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: prostitute, cocotte, whore, harlot, bawd, tart, cyprian, fancy woman, working girl, sporting lady, lady of pleasure, woman of the street

History

Etymology

Corruption of flossy in the sense of showy.

Across languages

Translations

28 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: курва (kurva) — vulgar or sexually promiscuous woman
  • Czech: coura — vulgar or sexually promiscuous woman
  • Czech: děvka — vulgar or sexually promiscuous woman
  • Czech: běhna — vulgar or sexually promiscuous woman
  • Czech: lehká děva — vulgar or sexually promiscuous woman
  • Czech: šlapka — vulgar or sexually promiscuous woman
  • Dutch: slons — vulgar or sexually promiscuous woman
  • Dutch: deerne — vulgar or sexually promiscuous woman
  • Dutch: del — vulgar or sexually promiscuous woman
  • Dutch: sloerie — vulgar or sexually promiscuous woman
  • German: Flittchen — vulgar or sexually promiscuous woman
  • Portuguese: oferecida — vulgar or sexually promiscuous woman
  • Swedish: slampa — vulgar or sexually promiscuous woman
  • Swedish: slinka — vulgar or sexually promiscuous woman
  • Bulgarian: улична проститутка (ulična prostitutka) — prostitute who attracts customers by walking the streets
  • Chinese Mandarin: 流鶯 /流莺 (liúyīng) — prostitute who attracts customers by walking the streets
  • Czech: pouliční děvka — prostitute who attracts customers by walking the streets
  • Czech: šlapka — prostitute who attracts customers by walking the streets
  • Dutch: tippelaarster — prostitute who attracts customers by walking the streets
  • Dutch: straatmadelief — prostitute who attracts customers by walking the streets
  • German: leichtes Mädchen — prostitute who attracts customers by walking the streets
  • German: Bordsteinschwalbe — prostitute who attracts customers by walking the streets
  • Russian: уличная шлю́ха (uličnaja) — prostitute who attracts customers by walking the streets
  • Spanish: ramera — prostitute who attracts customers by walking the streets
  • Swedish: gatflicka — prostitute who attracts customers by walking the streets
  • Swedish: fnask — prostitute who attracts customers by walking the streets
  • Swedish: glädjeflicka — prostitute who attracts customers by walking the streets
  • Swedish: sköka — prostitute who attracts customers by walking the streets