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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
(archaic, euphemistic) The activity of a prostitute who looks for clients on the streets..
Lee Lynn Pierce, an ex-prostitute active in the Prostitutes' Union of Massachusetts (PUMA), discussed the night walking law, which states that any woman walking at night unaccompanied by a man can be considered to be soliciting for sex and can be arrested and charged with prostitution.
Use nightwalking when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Nightwalking means (archaic, euphemistic) The activity of a prostitute who looks for clients on the streets..
Common synonyms include sleepwalking.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Lee Lynn Pierce, an ex-prostitute active in the Prostitutes' Union of Massachusetts (PUMA), discussed the night walking law, which states that any woman walking at night unaccompanied by a man can be considered to be soliciting for sex and can be arrested and charged with prostitution.
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