whorish

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FERRELL: You've got a dirty whorish mouth.

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  1. adjective Of or characteristic of whores or a whore; lewd.

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  • I answered that there was no reason to keep him shut up on my account; and laughing her whorish arts to scorn, I turned to the boy in her presence, and said these words: You know, —  The Autobiography of Benvenuto Cellini
  • Lucille smiling whorish, Daddy's blood on her claws -- jump to her selling it for kicks. —  White Jazz
  • The fit was still all wrong, whorish and out of kilter. —  White Jazz
  • \tab Darling, a true lady takes off her dignity with her clothes and does her whorish best. —  Time Enough For Love
  • FERRELL: You've got a dirty whorish mouth. —  CNN Transcript Dec 25, 2006
 

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/ˈhoʊrɪʃ/
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