working girl
A female prostitute.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
“The film is about a working girl trying to leave the streets.”
“She told the police she was a working girl to explain why she was on that corner at midnight.”
“In the gritty novel, the protagonist, a working girl with a troubled past, dreams of escaping to a quieter life far from the city.”
first recorded 17th c.
From *working* + *girl*. The term is first recorded c. 1620, appearing in the published works of the translator Thomas Shelton.
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as the next girl
To a reasonable degree; as much as a typical woman.
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atta girl
Alternative spelling of attagirl.
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big girl
An adult woman; a woman behaving as a responsible adult.
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boys and girls
Used to address an audience of children, or (jocularly) of adults.
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business girl
A female prostitute.
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comfort girl
A female sex slave; prostitute.
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good girl
Well done, to a female.
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leather working
The technology of making products from leather.
Last updated August 10, 2026