Talk:blowen
Add topicLatest comment: 3 years ago by Equinox in topic Possibly etymology and older sense?
Possibly etymology and older sense?
[edit]John Camden Hotten's Slang Dictionary (1873) defines blowen as "originally a showy or flaunting female, now a prostitute only. In Wilts, a blowen is a blossom. German blühen, to bloom. In German, also, buhlen is to court, and Buhle, a sweetheart." Equinox ◑ 03:57, 16 May 2021 (UTC)