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
Eadric-Anglo-Saxon
Efrat-Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew
Nassimnah-SEEMArabic
Iakobos-Biblical Greek
Tsila-Hebrew
Lalage-Literature