cully

Definitions

1. A person who is easily tricked or imposed on; a dupe, a gullible person.
   archaic
2. A surname from Irish.
3. A companion.
   slang
4. A male client of a prostitute; a john, a gonk.
   archaic, historical

Equivalents

Examples

“Yet the rich Cullies may their boaſting ſpare; / They purchaſe but ſophiſticated VVare.”

“I have⟳ learned that […] I am not the first cully whom she has passed upon for a countess.”

“One [attitude] was a fascination with street-walkers and courtesans as self-confident entrepreneurs, able to outwit their simple cullies.”

“The assumption tends to be the opposite: Whores constantly seek⟳ sexual encounters to fulfill their burning desires and also sometimes manage⟳ to wheedle gold out of their cullies.”

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