hussy
Saucy female type
Hussy is an insulting term for a woman considered sexually promiscuous or brazenly improper.
The word is old-fashioned and somewhat theatrical: That hussy stole my husband!
It originated as a neutral contraction of housewife but shifted entirely to contempt.
Today it appears mostly in period pieces or ironic use among friends.
Lacking moral embarrassment
- brazenShamelessly bold
- impudentDisrespectfully bold
- boldCourageous and daring
- forwardOnward in direction
loose · immodest · trollop · floozy · strumpet · tramp · tart · slut
Boldly irreverent in manner
- boldCourageous and daring
- unapologeticShowing no remorse
- defiantOpenly resisting control
- empoweredGiven power to act
confident · assertive · outspoken · rebellious · fierce · audacious · liberated · unashamed
Domestic cleaning and upkeep
- domesticOf the home
- goodwifeMarried woman managing household
- spinsterUnmarried older woman
- maidenUnmarried young woman
matron · dame · mistress · wench · maid · servingmaid · chambermaid · handmaiden
shameless
Lacking moral embarrassment
forward · loose · immodest · trollop · floozy · strumpet · tramp · tart · slut · jezebel
sassy
Boldly irreverent in manner
- boldCourageous and daring
- unapologeticShowing no remorse
- defiantOpenly resisting control
empowered · confident · assertive · outspoken · rebellious · fierce · audacious · liberated · unashamed · irreverent
housekeeping
Domestic cleaning and upkeep
maiden · matron · dame · mistress · wench · maid · servingmaid · chambermaid · handmaiden · lass
- gender stereotypesboys will be boys, pink for girls, blue for boys, man up, strong men
- old insultsknave, varlet, scoundrel, rogue, blackguard
- cantcant, flash, patter, lingo, cove
- old-fashioned wordsforsooth, hark, betwixt, hither, prithee
- social ranksking, queen, emperor, empress, noble
- femme fatalesfemme fatale, seductress, temptress, vixen, enchantress
hussylady
Courteous term for woman
gentlewoman · noblewoman · grande dame · matron · proper lady
- husband and wifeMarried pair
- trophy husbandSpouse valued for appearance
- house husbandMan running domestic duties
- work husbandPlatonic partner at job
- beloved husbandCherished male partner in marriage
- henpecked husbandMan dominated by wife