Meanings
plural demimondaines
- A sexually promiscuous woman (of the demimonde).
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However, terrible as it may seem to the tall maiden sisters of J.P.'s in Queen Anne houses with walled vegetable gardens, this courtesan, strumpet, harlot, whore, punk, fille de joie, street-walker, this trollop, this trull, this baggage, this hussy, this drab, skit, rig, quean, mopsy, demirep, demimondaine, this wanton, this fornicatress, this doxy, this concubine, this frail sister, this poor Queenie--did actually solicit me, did actually say 'coming home to-night, dearie' and my soul was not blasted enough to call a policeman.
1936, Anthony Bertram, Like the Phoenix
Origin
- Frenchdemi-mondaine
- Frenchdemi-mondaine
- Englishdemimondaine
Borrowed from French demi-mondaine.
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Russian да́ма полусвета
- да́ма полусвета (dáma polusveta)a woman of the demimonde
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demimondaine. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/demimondaine
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