(derogatory) Used among Roman Catholics for a Protestant (specifically Puritan).
(derogatory) Used among Roman Catholics for a Protestant (specifically Puritan).
(informal) A prude.
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(obsolete, slang) A prostitute.
An obsolete British slang term for a woman of loose morals or a prostitute. The word is archaic and belongs to the same rough-edged historical vocabulary as 'blowze' or 'blowsy', which evolved to mean a red-faced or dishevelled woman. It has no contemporary usage and is purely of historical or etymological interest.
(vulgar, slang) A prickteaser.
(US, naval, _, slang) A person who has crossed the Arctic Circle.