pross

P3R1O1S1S1
/ˈpɹɒs/

noun

A prostitute.

OriginGerman Pross →
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Meanings

pross1

nounpross (plural prosses)

plural prosses

  1. slangA prostitute.

    All the prosses took the piss out of him, as did the England boys and there wasn't a lot that Andy could do or say. Stuart Hill's girl turned up, as she was doing sex for free, she was not popular with the prosses.

    2015, David Smith, Who Invited the Band?, page 84
verbpross (third-person singular simple present prosses, present participle prossing, simple past and past participle prossed)

present singular third person prosses · participle present prossing · participle past prossed · past prossed

  1. UKobsoleteslangTo sponge or scrounge; to take advantage of a person's generosity.

    He will ask for a bank-note as one asks for a cigarette […] Now and again in the dingy, dreary desert of "prossing" one finds an oasis of humour wherein the weary lender may obtain some solace for his ills.

    1896, The Sketch: A Journal of Art and Actuality, volume 14, page 231

Pross2

proper nounPross (plural Prosses)

plural Prosses

  1. A surname from German.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
prostitute

Origin

pross · noun, verb

Clipping of prostitute, with a doubled s as a pronunciation spelling (compare pros).

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Pross · proper noun

  1. GermanPross
  2. EnglishPross

Borrowed from German Pross.

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Rhymes & wordplay

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APA

pross. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pross

MLA

“pross.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pross. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pross,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pross.

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