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19 March 2024

  • curprev 21:2421:24, 19 March 2024‎ Robinr78 talk contribs‎ 2,562 bytes +2,562‎ Created page with "{{Header|Jilt shop 03/24}} '''Jilt shop''' is an archaic term for an establishment frequented by B-girls ("bargirls"). == Etymology == Jilt originally meant "harlot" or "woman who gives hope then dashes it"; to jilt meant "to deceive (especially after holding out hopes), cheat, trick." In William Wycherley's Love in the Wood, Sir Simon complains of a "Mistress of mine...whom I treated tonight at the French house, but as soon as the Jilt had eaten up my meat and dra..."
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