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prostitute's pupil

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.64 in modern English

Syllables
pros-ti-tute's pupil
IPA
22
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An Argyll Robertson pupil, a characteristic sign in syphilitic eye disease.

Slang

Etymology

From the notional similarity in behaviour: both (the pupil and prostitute) accommodate but do not react. In the case of the pupil, it is reacting to light; and in the case of the latter, it is to the client.

Usage

Inflected Forms

prostitute's pupils (plural)

Questions

What does prostitute's pupil mean?
An Argyll Robertson pupil, a characteristic sign in syphilitic eye disease.
Where does prostitute's pupil come from?
From the notional similarity in behaviour: both (the pupil and prostitute) accommodate but do not react. In the case of the pupil, it is reacting to light; and in the case of the latter, it is to the client.

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