Hmm...I'm helping Jillian to find just the right term for "protitute" for an essay that she's writing. I've realized that there are a TON of labels for female prostitutes:

harlot
floozy
lady of the evening
scarlet woman
strumpet
hooker
whore
fallen woman
tramp
scheherezadian woman
debauched woman
slut
loose woman
tart
working girl
street walker
trollop
lecherous woman
call girl
painted lady

Umm...if you can think of more, add them to the list. It's kind of a fun game to play.

Question: Why is "gigolo" the only word I'm able to come up with for a male prostitute? Does it seem wrong to anyone else that I can list a ton of derogatory synonyms that apply to women, but only one that applies to men? As Lauren might say..."Grrrr."