English
kinderwhore
Blend of kindergarten + whore.
A blend of kindergarten + whore
German Kindergarten
English kindergarten
Proto-Indo-European *keh₂- ‘to wish’
Proto-Indo-European *kéh₂ros ‘loved’
Proto-Germanic *hōrǭ ‘whore, adulteress’
Old English hōre ‘whore, prostitute’
Middle English hore ‘a whore’
English whore
Today it means
noun A feminine fashion aesthetic that emerged with grunge rock in the early 1990s, contrasting the childlike quality of baby-doll dresses, Peter Pan collars, etc. with heavy (and possibly smudged) make-up characteristic of adult decadence.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / kinderwhore