harlotry
[noun]
Synonyms: prostitution, oldest profession, (the) social evil, streetwalking, whoredom

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harlotry noun & adjective. ['hɑ:lǝtri] arch. derog. ME.
[from HARLOT noun + -RY.]
A. noun.
1. Buffoonery, jesting, ribaldry; obscene talk or behaviour. ME-E19.

2. (An act of) sexual immorality, promiscuity; the practice or trade of prostitution. LME.

3. A prostitute, a harlot. Now rare or obsolete. L16.

4. fig. Meretriciousness, showy but false attractiveness. M18.
B. attrib. or as adjective. Base, filthy, worthless, trashy. L16-M17.

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