BLOWSY


Meaning of BLOWSY in English

(also blowzy ) / ˈblaʊzi; NAmE / adjective

( BrE , informal , disapproving ) a woman who is blowsy is big and fat and looks untidy

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WORD ORIGIN

early 17th cent.: from obsolete blowze beggar's female companion , of unknown origin.

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