Jezebel
noun/ˈdʒezəbel/
/ˈdʒezəbel/
(old-fashioned, offensive)- an offensive word for a woman who is thought to be sexually immoralWord OriginFrom the name of the wife of a king of Israel in the Bible, who wore make-up and was criticized by Elijah for worshipping the god Baal.
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