pross

pross — 名詞

1. an insulting informal word for a person who is paid to have sex with other peopl

1.名詞C2
釋義

妓女

英式俚語，帶冒犯，指賣淫者

an insulting informal word for a person who is paid to have sex with other people

例句

The men on the corner laughed and called the sex worker a pross.

街角那些男人邊笑邊把那名性工作者罵成「妓女」。

call someone a pross as an insult

Beatriz cried after a stranger shouted pross and pointed at her clothes.

Beatriz 在陌生人大喊「妓女」並指著她的衣服後哭了起來。

shout pross at someone

同義詞
  • sex worker

    neutral and respectful term, especially in reporting or policy discussion

  • prostitute

    general dictionary term, but it can still sound blunt

  • hooker

    informal term that is more common in American English

文法句型

call someone a pross

work as a pross

use pross for a sex worker

用法筆記

Usually used in British English as an insult rather than a neutral description. In respectful conversation or reporting, sex worker is safer, while prostitute is the more general dictionary term.

常見錯誤

❌The report listed her job as pross.
✅The report listed her job as sex worker.
💡pross is insulting slang, not a neutral job label.
❌The police officer spoke politely about the pross.
✅The police officer spoke politely about the woman or sex worker.
💡careful speech usually avoids this insulting word.