painted cat



painted cat

A prostitute. This phrase likely combines another term for a prostitute, "painted woman," with "cathouse"—a term for brothel. A: "You know, I heard that Mary is a painted cat. It would explain where all her money comes from." B: "Mary is not a prostitute!"
See also: cat, painted

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
FolkeFOL-ke (Swedish)Swedish, Norwegian, Danish
Tue-Danish
Mao (1)mah-oJapanese
Finnbarr-Irish
Declan-Irish
Donnelly['dɔnəli:]