Demirep
//ˈdɛmiːɹɛp// noun, slang
noun, slang ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A woman of doubtful reputation or suspected character; an adventuress. colloquial, dated
"he had no knowledge of that character which is vulgarly called a demirep; that is to say, a woman who intrigues with every man she likes, under the name and appearance of virtue [...] in short, whom everybody knows to be what nobody calls her."
Example
More examples"he had no knowledge of that character which is vulgarly called a demirep; that is to say, a woman who intrigues with every man she likes, under the name and appearance of virtue [...] in short, whom everybody knows to be what nobody calls her."
Etymology
From demi- + reputation.
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