ecdysiast

English - Turkish

Definition of ecdysiast in English Turkish dictionary

striptizci

English - English

Definition of ecdysiast in English English dictionary

An erotic dancer who removes their clothes as a form of entertainment; a stripper

However, the Queen of Ecdysiasts, Gypsy Rose Lee, was not amused. In a 1940 interview, she leveled her guns against Mencken: Ecdysiast, he calls me! Why, the man... has been reading books! Dictionaries! We don't wear feathers and molt them off... What does he know about stripping?.

{i} (Humorous term) stripper, person who performs a striptease

Hyphenation

ec·dys·i·ast

Synonyms

exotic dancer, stripper

Etymology

() Coined by H. L. Mencken from ecdysis (on the model of enthusiast etc.).