fille de joie
[ fee-yuhduh-zhwah ]
noun,plural filles de joie [fee-yuhduh-zhwah]. /ˌfi yədə ˈʒwɑ/. French.
a prostitute (used as a euphemism).
Origin of fille de joie
1Literally, “pleasure girl”
Words Nearby fille de joie
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How to use fille de joie in a sentence
You were intended—do not take the words as an insult—to lead the life of a fille de joie.
The Dangerous Age | Karin MichalisLady Hamilton is said to have first enacted his Goddess of Health, being at this time a fille de joie of great celebrity.
Memoirs of the Life of Sir Walter Scott, Volume I (of 10) | John Gibson LockhartSome wag in the Society, paraphrasing the syllables of her name, wittily if unkindly, had christened her fille de joie.
The Bright Messenger | Algernon Blackwood
British Dictionary definitions for fille de joie
fille de joie
/ French (fij də ʒwa) /
nounplural filles de joie (fij də ʒwa)
a prostitute
Origin of fille de joie
1girl of pleasure
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