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fallen woman
Definition
A prostitute. This euphemism was common in the 1870s when society regarded prostitutes as women having suffered a fall from grace. Fallen woman and abandoned woman are more literary than colloquial. See prostitute for synonyms.
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fall in beside
fall in love (with)
fall in the furrow
fall in with
fall off the roof
fall on your sword
fall prey
fall through the net
fall to it
fallacious
fallacy
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Fallen Angel
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faloosie
FALQ
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false alarm
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false modesty
Falsehood
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