localeuses
Localeuse is a French feminine noun that designates a female sex worker, typically a street prostitute. The term exists mainly as slang and is considered pejorative or coarse in contemporary usage. It is most often encountered in historical, literary, or ethnographic depictions of urban life, rather than in formal or neutral modern language. In neutral terms, the standard words are prostituée or travailleuse du sexe.
Etymology and historical context are contested. The precise origin of localeuse is not firmly established, and
Usage and connotations vary. Because localeuse carries stigmatizing or sensationalized overtones, it is mostly found in
In literature and media, localeuse may appear to convey a particular social setting or to evoke realism