Demirep

//ˈdɛmiːɹɛp// noun, slang

noun, slang ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 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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