One of my first days working at the newspaper, I passed a much older co-worker and she hissed at me, "brazen hussy!"
I wasn't sure I had heard that right and I was shocked. What had I done to have her say that to me? I was shocked and shaken.
Later, I talked to one of the other ladies who had been very kind to me and she laughed and said, "Oh, that's just Win! She's a real character and that means you were looking particularly young and attractive today. It's a compliment!"
When I did get to know Win, I found out that I liked her a lot. She had a really weird sense of humor and we became very good friends. And, yes, a new dress or a new hairdo would usually evoke a hissed, "Hussy!" or "Floozy!" and I knew I was really lookin' good that day.