working girl
English edit
Etymology edit
working + girl. First use appears c. 1620, in the publications of Thomas Shelton.
Pronunciation edit
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Noun edit
working girl (plural working girls)
- (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
- (rare) Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see working, girl.