alley cat
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alley cat
A promiscuous woman; also, a person of loose morals. For example, She's constantly picking up men in bars--a real alley cat. This idiom transfers a stray cat that frequents alleys in search of food to a woman of easy virtue, especially a prostitute seeking customers. [Slang; early 1900s]
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alley cat
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noun, US
A disreputable or immoral frequenter of city streets, esp. a prostitute. (1941 —) .
[From the reputation of stray cats for street wisdom, thieving, quarrelsomeness, slyness, etc.]
noun, US
A disreputable or immoral frequenter of city streets, esp. a prostitute. (1941 —) .
[From the reputation of stray cats for street wisdom, thieving, quarrelsomeness, slyness, etc.]
| alley, all-right, all-overs | |
| alligator, altogether, amber fluid |
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- Animal Types and Parts - alley cat: mixed-breed domestic cat, esp. living unowned in city
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