scarlet woman
noun
[ ˌskɑːlɪt ˈwʊmən ]
• a woman who is notorious for having many casual sexual encounters or relationships.
• "I will not consent to be portrayed in the press as a scarlet woman!"
Origin:
early 19th century: in early use mainly as a derogatory reference to the Roman Catholic Church, identified (by some Protestant interpreters) with the symbolic biblical figure of ‘the great whore’, described as a woman in scarlet and purple robes (Revelation 17).
