Dictionary entry

Hussy

Webster's Dictionary 1913

Hus″sy (?), n. [Contr. fr. huswife.] 1. A housewife or housekeeper.

2. A worthless woman or girl; a forward wench; a jade; — used as a term of contempt or reproach. Grew.

3. A pert girl; a frolicsome or sportive young woman; — used jocosely. Goldsmith.