Hüssy — ist der Familienname folgender Personen: Oskar Hüssy (1903–1964), deutscher Politiker (NSDAP) René Hüssy (1928–2007), Schweizer Fußballspieler und trainer Diese Seite ist eine Begriffsklärung zur Unterscheidung mehrerer mit … Deutsch Wikipedia
hussy — 1520s, mistress of a household, housewife, alteration of M.E. husewif (see HOUSEWIFE (Cf. 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… … Etymology dictionary
Hussy — Hus sy, n. [From Icel. h?si a case, prob. fr. h?s house. See {House}, and cf. {Housewife} a bag, {Huswife} a bag.] A case or bag. See {Housewife}, 2. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Hussy — Hus sy, n. [Contr. fr. huswife.] 1. A housewife or housekeeper. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] 2. A worthless woman or girl; a forward wench; a jade; used as a term of contempt or reproach. Grew. [1913 Webster] 3. A pert girl; a frolicsome or sportive… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
hussy — [n] loose woman broad, floozy, jade, Jezebel, minx, slut, strumpet, tart*, tramp, trollop, vamp, wench, whore; concepts 348,412,415,419 … New thesaurus
hussy — ► NOUN (pl. hussies) dated or humorous ▪ a promiscuous or immoral girl or woman. ORIGIN contraction of HOUSEWIFE(Cf. ↑housewifery) … English terms dictionary
hussy — [huz′ē, hus′ē] n. pl. hussies [contr. < ME huswife, housewife] 1. a woman, esp. one of low morals: contemptuous or playful term 2. a bold, saucy girl or young woman 3. Dial. a small sewing kit … English World dictionary
hussy — UK [ˈhʌsɪ] / US noun [countable] Word forms hussy : singular hussy plural hussies old fashioned an insulting word for a woman who likes to attract men … English dictionary
hussy — This started out as the word ‘housewife’ and suffered phonetic mutilation. By the seventeenth century it was already felt to be a separate word, with a meaning that had also lost its respectability. Male speakers seem mostly to have used it to … A dictionary of epithets and terms of address
hussy — Female human of questionable character. Not necessarily immoral, but bratty and inappropriately provocative Anna Nicole Smith is the hussy that married for money … Dictionary of american slang
