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lady noun- a prostitute US
- Ladies is the polite form, and carries the connotations of “ladies of the evening” and “sportin” lady, that is, a kind of gallant euphemism. “This is Sheila, one of my ladies.” — Christina and Richard Milner, Black Players, p. 37, 1972
- a homosexual man UK, 1932
An example of CAMP - — Paul Baker, Polari, p. 178, 2002
- in a deck of playing cards, a queen US, 1900
- If the player (with queens) wins the pot, they are “ladies”; but if he loses the pot, they are “whores.” — Albert H. Morehead, The Complete Guide to Winning Poker, p. 264, 1967
- cocaine US, 1974
- — Robert Sabbag, Snowblind, p. 271, 1976
- Street names [...] gold dust, lady, snow, white. — James Kay and Julian Cohen, The Parents’ Complete Guide to Young People and Drugs, p. 134, 1998
- — Nick Constable, This is Cocaine, p. 181, 2002
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