"loose woman" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: loose women [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|loose women}} loose woman (plural loose women)
  1. A sexually promiscuous woman; a prostitute.
    Sense id: en-loose_woman-en-noun-fy6IosTF Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "1997, George Carlin, Brain Droppings, New York: Hyperion Books, →LCCN, →OCLC, →OL, page 72",
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          "ref": "2016 September 30, Jordan Hoffman, The Guardian",
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