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working girl

noun

Etymology

From working + girl. First use appears c. 1620, in the publications of Thomas Shelton.

  1. inherited from *gurilā✻
  2. inherited from *gyrele✻
  3. inherited from gerle
  4. compounded as working girl — “working + girl”

Definitions

  1. A female prostitute.

    • It was still September / When your daddy was quite surprised / To find you with the working girls / In the county jail

  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically

    Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see working, girl.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA