dollymop
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Meaning · English
An amateur, often part-time, female prostitute in 19th-century London.
Register: slang
Examples
Those women who, for the sake of distinguishing them from the professionals, I must call amateurs, are generally spoken of as “Dollymops.” Now many servant-maids, nurse-maids who go with children into the Parks, shop girls and milliners who may be met with at the various “dancing academies,” so call
Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30)
Sources & notes
Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30 via kaikki.org).
Common questions
What does “dollymop” mean?
An amateur, often part-time, female prostitute in 19th-century London.
Is “dollymop” formal or informal?
dollymop is generally slang.