working girl

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
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Noun

working girl (plural working girls)

  1. (idiomatic, euphemistic) A female prostitute.
    • 1973, Donald Fagen, Walter Becker (lyrics and music), “My Old School”, in Countdown to Ecstasy, performed by Steely Dan:
      It was still September / When your daddy was quite surprised / To find you with the working girls / In the county jail
  2. (rare) Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see working,‎ girl.
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