mop squeezer en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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Etymology
Sense 2 attested from 1949 in the US. Sense 2 possibly a reference to the scepter held by some queens (e.g., the queen of spades in the English deck).
Meanings
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(archaic, slang) A maidservant.
Servant Maids – who despising their Station […] deserted their Calling, and from Mop-squeezers, were promoted to Whores.
c. 1758, Epistle of a Reformed Rake, page 23; quoted in Jonathon Green, “mop n.¹”, in Green’s Dictionary of Slang, 2024:
- (offensive, possibly, slang, uncommon) A queen (the playing card).
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| mop-squeezer | alternative | lexicographic | |
| mop squeezers | Number=Plur | lexicographic |