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easy virtue

noun

Definition of EASY VIRTUE

:  sexually promiscuous behavior or habits <ladies of easy virtue>
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First Known Use of EASY VIRTUE

1785

Rhymes with EASY VIRTUE

Aracaju, cardinal virtue, cornflower blue, didgeridoo, downy mildew, hullabaloo, in deep doo-doo, Kalamazoo, merry-andrew, mulligan stew, Ouagadougou, out of the blue, Papandreou, pirarucu, Port du Salut, tu-whit tu-whoo, Vanuatu, Wandering Jew

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