streetwalking:

Or: street-walking , prostitution in city streets . See prostitution for synonyms.

Quotes:

(1) Nan Prescott (Joan Blondell) to Vivian Rich (Claire Dodd) in Footlight Parade (1933): ' As long as they have sidewalks, you've got a job .'

(2) Lady Lou (Mae West) in She Done Him Wrong (1933):
-- Friend: ' Ah, Lady Lou, you're a fine gal , a fine woman .'
-- Lady Lou: ' One of the finest women that ever walked the streets .'

See Also: curb crawl, curb crawling, get-down time, git-down time, hip flipper, hip peddler, moonlighting, pound the block, pound the pavement, pound the sidewalk, pound the street, strut one's stuff

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