wench
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9.9
- noun
- /wɛnʧ/
- Slur
:
moza (despectiva, arcaica)
- During the play, the young wench danced gracefully across the stage.
So I post the video of me insulting this fucking wench, Right.
- So I post the video of me insulting this fucking wench, Right.
- So one said anyone who hires Lawrence Fox, an X actress and now fired talk TV host called Nicola Thorpe Talent talentless wench.
Examples
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The village inn had a cheerful wench who greeted every guest with a smile.
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A simple wench.
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Bring on the wench !
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- Come on, wench, let's dance!
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Hey, bar wench, can I get a Budweiser?
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I'll be your serving wench, Melinda.
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She's the wench from the tavern.
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Teresa, a tavern wench, sits on Lestat's lap, pouring drinks for the two of them.
Fiction book (1994) -
In the medieval festival, the playful wench served drinks and entertained the crowd.
Synonyms
338
9.7
A young woman used informally to mean a girlfriend
186
7.6
A young woman you call in a playful or affectionate way
44
7.7
An old informal word for a woman often used in films
Compounds
- Slur
An insulting name for a woman thought to be sexually available, also used in the past for a household servant
How Insulting
Surface Forms
Etymology
Wench originally meant 'child' or 'young person' in old English, but over time it came to mean a young woman and later became a rude or old-fashioned name; so today wench often sounds insulting or dated.