on the turf

prepositional phrase

Synonym of on the game (“working as a prostitute”).

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Meanings

prepositional phrase
  1. euphemisticslangSynonym of on the game (“working as a prostitute”).

    Are you sorry for the one who put you on the turf?

    2013, David Bradshaw, Rachel Potter, Prudes on the Prowl, page 130
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    And this in turn will surely not only cost her her job, but possibly also land her in jail or, at the best, put her out on the turf as a prostitute.

    2016, Margot Norris, The Value of James Joyce, page 16

    Synonyms: on the game

Synonyms & antonyms

prepositional phraseSynonym of on the game (“working as a prostitute”).

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on the game
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APA

on the turf. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/on%20the%20turf

MLA

“on the turf.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/on%20the%20turf. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “on the turf,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/on%20the%20turf.

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