Title: Synonyms for 'Whore'
Description: you know, period ones
King Aedan I - May 17, 2008 04:56 PM (GMT)
So I've been compiling a list, for my own and others' purposes. XD why not? It's a great way to insult people without being anachronistic.
Here's what I've got so far:
slut, slattern, jade, strumpet, harlot, trull, slammerkin, tramp, bawd, streetwalker, wench, tart, harridan (though 'harridan' is strictly for older whores), Delilah
Interesting that there's so much sibilance. Snake symbolism? Who knows.
Hey, guys, can you think of any I've missed?
General Laurent West - May 19, 2008 12:30 AM (GMT)
Warlord Zeru sem'Zigor - May 19, 2008 04:55 AM (GMT)
'Jezebel'
'nightwalker' or 'lady of the night'
'call-girl'
Deora Ray - May 20, 2008 09:40 PM (GMT)
Iņaki sem'Zeru - May 20, 2008 11:01 PM (GMT)
I think 'ho' is more modern. ^^
Deora Ray - May 21, 2008 02:15 AM (GMT)
Yeah it is. So are most terms for whore ,but your right. Hooker's another modern one.
Lady Niamh McNamara - May 21, 2008 03:41 AM (GMT)
The term hooker came about during the Civil War when a general allowed women to journey with his troops and give them "services". The general's last name was Hooker and so hence the term was used for the camp followers. Or, at least, this is what my AP US History teacher told me. (We also discussed that Benjamin Franklin was a very....busy....man in France and such)
"Lady friend."
"Companion."
"Lady escort."
Maha bint Amr - June 2, 2008 05:59 AM (GMT)
Sergeant Evander Kincade - June 15, 2008 01:26 AM (GMT)
Ixaha sem'Urdien - June 30, 2008 04:08 AM (GMT)
Drab. As in, deliverer of birth-strangled babes.