| 词组 | alley cat |
| 释义 | alley cat noun 1 a sexually promiscuous person, especially a woman UK, 1926. 2 a young person who idles on a street corner US, 1945. 3 a person who survives on begged or stolen pickings GUYANA, 1996 alley catA derogatory term for a person (typically a woman) considered immoral or promiscuous, especially a prostitute. The term "tomcat" (or "tom cat," literally a male cat) is more common when referring to a man. I'd be wary of her. She's known around here as a bit of an alley cat. alley catA promiscuous woman; also, a person of loose morals. For example, She's constantly picking up men in bars-a real alley cat. This idiom transfers a stray cat that frequents alleys in search of food to a woman of easy virtue, especially a prostitute seeking customers. [Slang; early 1900s] |
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