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temptress

[temp-tris] / ˈtɛmp trɪs /


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The video shows a recreation of AOC on Capitol Hill, delivering a speech that includes phrases like “sultry little temptress” and “ocean-blue eyes that could resurrect the Führer from his grave in Argentina.”

From Salon

I had noticed her, especially because two of my buddies were drooling over her best friend who cruised the quad of the San Fernando Valley high school with the air of a temptress.

From Los Angeles Times

Others are out of touch with contemporary culture, such as encountering “women as temptresses.”

From Scientific American

This stereotype sees Asian women as deceitful and evil temptresses.

From Salon

One victim was a lying, cheating boyfriend, the other his temptress.

From Seattle Times