English Explanatory Dictionary

world's oldest profession

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Prostitution.

Pronunciation

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Word forms

world's oldest profession the world's oldest profession oldest profession in the world oldest profession

Etymology

First appears c. 1888, coined by Rudyard Kipling as most ancient profession in the world. Alternative forms appeared in the early 1900s, present form popular by the 1930s. Similar terms with various senses (not necessarily prostitution) exist in other languages.

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