fille de joie
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fille de joie
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Unadapted borrowing from French fille de joie. Compare joie de vivre.
noun filles de joie
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A female prostitute; a courtesan.
[A]fter he had spent some months, and a round sum of money, in fruitless attendance and addresses, he fairly quitted the pursuit, and consoled himself with the conversation of a merry Fille de joye, whose good graces he acquired by an allowance of twenty Louis per month […].
Similar: joy girl
Talk about this word "fille de joie." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/fille%20de%20joie. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. fille de joie. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/fille%20de%20joie "fille de joie." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/fille%20de%20joie.Cite this
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title = {fille de joie},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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