How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms. R. W. Holder. 2014.
The World's second oldest profession — The English idiom the World s second oldest profession is used to refer to a number of professions.One frequent use of the phrase is to refer to spies and spying.cite news url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/3490120.stm title=The world s… … Wikipedia
(the) oldest profession in the world — the oldest profession (in the world) humorous prostitution (= being paid to have sex). I believe she made a living in the oldest profession in the world … New idioms dictionary
(the) oldest profession — the oldest profession (in the world) humorous prostitution (= being paid to have sex). I believe she made a living in the oldest profession in the world … New idioms dictionary
(the) oldest profession (in the world) — the oldest profession (in the world) humorous phrase the job of being a prostitute Thesaurus: sex for moneyhyponym Main entry: profession … Useful english dictionary
the oldest profession — Prostitution • • • Main Entry: ↑profession * * * humorous the practice of working as a prostitute … Useful english dictionary
the oldest profession — ► the oldest profession humorous prostitution. Main Entry: ↑profession … English terms dictionary
the oldest profession — humorous prostitution. → profession … English new terms dictionary
profession — pro|fes|sion W3S3 [prəˈfeʃən] n 1.) a job that needs a high level of education and training the legal/medical/teaching etc profession ▪ members of the teaching profession enter/go into/join a profession ▪ Some students enter other professions… … Dictionary of contemporary English
The Carmelite Order — The Carmelite Order † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Carmelite Order One of the mendicant orders. Origin The date of the foundation of the Order of Our Lady of Mount Carmel has been under discussion from the fourteenth century to … Catholic encyclopedia
profession — ► NOUN 1) a paid occupation, especially one involving training and a formal qualification. 2) (treated as sing. or pl. ) a body of people engaged in a profession. 3) an open but typically false claim. 4) a declaration of belief in a religion. ●… … English terms dictionary
