Etymology

fille de joie

Today it means: A female prostitute; a courtesan. Full definition →

French fille de joie
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The story

  1. French · borrowed fromfille de joie
  2. English todayfille de joie

Unadapted borrowing from French fille de joie. Compare joie de vivre.

Words from the same roots

Frenchfille de joie all →

daughter of joyjoy girl

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.