queans

noun

plural of quean
as in women of easy virtue
a boldly flirtatious or sexually promiscuous woman in pirate tales there's always the raucous tavern and its cadre of buxom queans

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  1. prostitutes
  2. sirens
Noun
  • Brought to Spain, the Colombian prostitutes are required to work off a debt run up by not only the airfare but much more.
    — John Hopewell, Variety, 15 Oct. 2026
  • The mayor is missing, the mafia is involved, a mad scientist rules the basement and all the prostitutes are vampires.
    — Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of prostitutes
Noun
  • Her friend’s cries mixed with the sound of police car sirens before officers arrived and escorted students and staff out the building.
    — Ray Sanchez, CNN Money, 18 Oct. 2026
  • Moments later, another NYPD vehicle approached their moped from the opposite direction on Northern Boulevard, its lights and sirens off, and, cut across the double yellow line to swerve into their path.
    — John Annese, New York Daily News, 18 Oct. 2026
Definition of sirens
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“Queans.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/queans. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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