Etymology

daughter of joy

Today it means: A female prostitute. Full definition →

French fille de joie
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The story

  1. French · calque offille de joie
  2. English todaydaughter of joy

Calque of French fille de joie.

Words from the same roots

Frenchfille de joie all →

fille de joiejoy girl

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.