queans

noun

plural of quean
as in women of easy virtue
a boldly flirtatious or sexually promiscuous woman in pirate tales there's always the raucous tavern and its cadre of buxom queans

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  1. prostitutes
  2. sirens
Noun
  • They were all also alleged to have been prostitutes, though recent scholarship has challenged that assertion.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 26 Aug. 2026
  • His guilty plea comes less than a month after another Penn Track pimp, Omari Scott, 45, got a 50-year sentence for ordering the murder of a rival who tried to poach one of his prostitutes.
    — John Annese, New York Daily News, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of prostitutes
Noun
  • Ranging from the sound of emergency sirens and birds screeching to low grunts and guttural hoots, their vocalizations reverberate from a sanctuary in the hot, dry hills of the Santa Clarita Valley, north of Los Angeles.
    — Jaimie Ding, Fortune, 23 Aug. 2026
  • Smog, sweat, subway delays and sirens create a famous combo of discomfort that many try to avoid.
    — Sidney Madden, VIBE.com, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of sirens
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“Queans.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/queans. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.

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