world's oldest profession
world's oldest profession · world's oldest professions
найдавніша професія
древнейшая профессия, древнейшее ремесло
das älteste Gewerbe der Welt
ProstitutionProstitution.
Meaning
1 senses(euphemistic, no plural)Prostitution.
das älteste Gewerbe der Welt
древне́йшая профе́ссияdrevnéjšaja proféssija, древне́йшее ремесло́drevnéjšeje remesló
найда́вніша профе́сіяnajdávniša profésija
Translations
9 languagesУкраїнська
By meaning 1
euphemism for prostitution:
Русский
By meaning 1
euphemism for prostitution:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
euphemism for prostitution:
Origin
First appears c. 1888, coined by Rudyard Kipling as most ancient profession in the world.First appears c. 1888, coined by Rudyard Kipling as most ancient profession in the world. Alternative forms appeared in the early 1900s, present form popular by the 1930s. Similar terms with various senses (not necessarily prostitution) exist in other languages.
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