Jezebel:
Or: jezebel :1. An evil, scheming woman .
2. A morally-loose woman . See playgirl for synonyms.
3. A prostitute . See prostitute for synonyms.
4. In 19 th century Britain, a short-lived synonym for penis . See penis for synonyms.
ETYMOLOGY: From the Bible, Jezebel, the infamously wicked wife of Ahab, king of Israel. Rosalie Maggio, The Dictionary of Bias-Free Usage (1991): ' The biblical story of Jezebel shows a murdering, controlling, rapacious person. She is primarily an amoral manipulator and only secondarily a woman . Instead of focusing on Jezebel's viciousness, the dictionary definition of a jezebel emphasizes her sexuality (a shameless or abandoned woman) when in fact Jezebel did not in any way trade on her sex to carry out her evil deeds .'
See Also: Jezebel, street girl, street walker, street whore, street worker, streetwalker, streetwalking prostitute
Quotes Containing jezebel:
Jezebel Dezire (Ann-Margret) and Lou Peckinpaugh (Peter Falk) in The Cheap Detective (1978): - Jezebel : ''See anything you like? I''m Jezebel Dezire, accent on the Dezire.'' - Lou: ''How do you do? I''m Peck Lookinpaugh.'' - Jezebel : ''Don''t worry, I do that to every one, even to myself.''
Jezebel Dezire (Ann-Margret), showing a lot of cleavage when bending over the rolling bar , and Lou Peckinpaugh (Peter Falk) in The Cheap Detecive (1978). - Jezebel : 'Won't you join me in a little drinky? What's your peasure?' - Lou: 'What you got there looks good.' - Jezebel : 'I know , but I thought you'd like a little drink first .'
Preston Dillard (Henry Fonda) in Jezebel (1938): ''Great ladies and gallant street-girls have a lot in common.''
Preston Dillard (Henry Fonda) in Jezebel (1938): ''Great ladies and gallant street-girls have a lot in common.''
''Great ladies and gallant street-girls have a lot in common.'' Preston Dillard (Henry Fonda) in Jezebel (1938).
''Great ladies and gallant street-girls have a lot in common.'' Preston Dillard (Henry Fonda) in Jezebel (1938).
'Would you like anything to nibble on?' Jezebel Dezire (Ann-Margret), 'accent on the Dezire', to Lou Peckinpaugh (Peter Falk) in The Cheap Detective (1978)
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