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DEMIMONDAINE
demimondaine
(noun) a female prostitute
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
demimondaine (plural demimondaines)
A sexually promiscuous woman (of the demimonde)
Source: Wiktionary
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1 June 2025
BACKFIRE
(verb) come back to the originator of an action with an undesired effect; “Your comments may backfire and cause you a lot of trouble”; “the political movie backlashed on the Democrats”
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