wench
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Synonyms for wench
Synonyms: Noun
chippie (also chippy), doxy (also doxie), fancy woman, floozy (or floozie), hoochie [slang], hussy, Jezebel, minx, quean, tramp, trollop
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a fairytale about the transformation of a lowly kitchen wench into an elegant ladyRecent Examples on the Web: Noun
The dotty house wench in 12 Years a Slave becomes Mufasa’s mate, Queen of the Pride Lands, and Simba’s mother. — Armond White, National Review, "Fake Live-Action and a PC Agenda Ruin the New Lion King," 19 July 2019 Denbo is, obviously, delighted, and gives me tips on the best way to experience it, including: see a water wench show and indulge in all the delicious food but maybe skip the pizza. — Kaitlin Reilly, refinery29.com, "The Creator Of American Princess Wants To Take You To The Ren Fair & You Really Should Let Her," 8 June 2019 Behind her stand other wenches, their eyes downcast and pleading, their waists tied to one another with a leather strap. — The Economist, "Pirates and #MeToo," 15 Mar. 2018 The heads of the five Mummers divisions — string bands, fancy brigades, wench brigades, comics and fancies — voted 3-2 to play on as planned, according to the Philly Voice. — Aamer Madhani, USA TODAY, "Huge swath of U.S. endures bitter cold to start 2018," 1 Jan. 2018 For 2018, the performance spots are at 15th and Market Streets, Broad and Sansom Street (string bands), Broad and Pine Street (fancies, wenches, comics, and fancy brigades), and Broad and Carpenter Street. — Bethany Ao, Philly.com, "7 days of things to do in Philadelphia Dec. 31 to Jan. 5," 21 Dec. 2017 Nearly 41 million unimaginative adults will dress as Batman, animals, witches, wenches and pirates, with sexpot looks on many ladies’ lists. — Doreen Christensen, Sun-Sentinel.com, "Spirit Halloween pops up, offering ghoulishly good costumes, spooky decor," 6 Oct. 2017 Nothing says fall like enormous turkey legs and domestic beer served by a wench. — Kara Lewis,, kansascity, "Countdown to your most fall KC weekend ever," 24 Aug. 2017 There are many solid gags among this motley crew — the pirate forever chasing his false eye, the parrot trained to speak for its mute master, the series of fetching wenches who deliver slaps to Sparrow for past wrongs. — Thr Staff, The Hollywood Reporter, "'Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl' — THR's 2003 Review," 25 May 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'wench.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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