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A "siron" is a male "siren". What is the male version of a "strumpet"?
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A "siron" is a male "siren". What is the male version of a "strumpet"? -Moss
OK Moss, normally I wouldn't give that self evident question the dignity of a reply. But since I laughed at your report about Clinton calling a military fiasco an incomplete success I will hereby state the obvious...
The male version of a strumpet is, of course, a sthumpet.
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are there still such a thing as a strumpet?
in NY (and NY based movies or TV shows) he might be a guido. Travolta, in Saturday Night Fever was a guido.
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Seriously, folks, a male version of a strumpet would need to be an English term, right? So guido wouldn't really work--and giggolo wouldn't either. And the closest I can think of would be a rake, although a rake wouldn't get paid for services, right, as a strumpet would--at least I don't recall rakes getting paid for services. Check out the ads for Rent-a-RakeSo, rake isn't the right term. But I offer it up to get those English terms turning about in our brains.
And, while I'm thinking along these terms, does a floozie always get paid for services? Or is a floozie just a loose woman?
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is a strumpet a professional? or just low class, and of loose morals?
a floozie to me, alway has little bit to much to drink, and is always over dressed, in ruffles, and slightly disarrayed.
rake, to me, is today's "date rapist"-- an ill mannered opportunist. a cad is just ill mannered. he's the guy that takes you out, and spends the entire night looking at other womans breasts, and if he is lucky, ditches you, and goes home with someone else.
a bimbo is a dumb blonde. she is so dumb, she somehow always marries the richest guy around.. mean while us non bimbo's get to marry the hard working men-- and if we are unlucky, they get rich, turn into cads, and go home with a bimbo!
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Dear Helen,
Funny stuff you've written up there!
Here's what I found on floozie:
[bold]streetwalker, street girl, hooker, hustler, floozy, floozie, slattern -- (a prostitute who attracts customers by walking the streets)
prostitute, cocotte, whore, harlot, trollop, bawd, tart, cyprian, fancy woman, working girl, sporting lady, lady of pleasure, woman of the street [/bold]
...now on to strumpets....
DubDub
PS: Just this on strumpets: SYLLABICATION: strum·pet
PRONUNCIATION: strmpt
NOUN: A woman prostitute.
Now...what were comparable men called who were paid for their services in the British Isles? How 'bout trumpets?
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rakes, guidos, floozies, bimbos
These are all judgmental terms from another epoch, wouldn't you say, Wordwind? "Rakes" have become "date rapists" and "floozies" have become "panthers". Who would have thunk we would see the day when comely young men are exploited by middle-aged panthers who boast about their conquests while they are doing their nails at the Country Club?
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Yep, they're judgmental terms fersure.
Cyprian is a new term to me. Don't ever recall reading that one. Wonder what it's history is? Wonder whether I'll take the time to look it up?
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Siron variant of Ciron obs.
Ciron the Itch-mite (Aacarus scabiei)
Brick and Mortar OED
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Edit: In Greek mythology, the goddess Venus was "born" at the island of Cyprus. "Venus (Aphrodite), the goddess of love and beauty, was the daughter of Jupiter and Dione. Others say that Venus sprang from the foam of the sea. The zephyr wafted her along the waves to the Isle of Cyprus ..."Bullfinch's Mythology, http://www.bartleby.com/181/011.html [/edit]------------ cyprian: adj 2: resembling the ancient orgiastic worship of Aphrodite on Cyprus n 1: a woman who engages in sexual intercourse for money [synonyms listed] WordNet ® 1.6, © 1997 Princeton University [I believe this site has moved; citation taken as it appears in dictionary.com]
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