ETYM French, from coquet, coquette, coquettish, orig., cocklike, strutting like a cock, from coq a cock. Related to Cock, Cocket, Cocky, Cockade.
A seductive woman who uses her sex appeal to exploit men; SYN. flirt, vamp, vamper, minx, tease, prickteaser.

(French “fatal woman”) Woman who brings about the ruin of her lovers; contrasted with the femme fragile, the typical Pre-Raphaelite pale, unearthly woman. The femme fatale was common in Romantic literature; for example, the heroine of the play Salomé by Oscar Wilde and the character of Lulu in Pandora’s Box by Frank Wedekind.

Playful behavior intended to arouse sexual interest; SYN. flirting, flirtation, coquetry, dalliance, toying.

ETYM Contr. from Scot. jillet a giddy girl, a jill-flirt, dim. of jill a jill.
A woman who jilts a lover.

A pert or a wanton girl.

A woman who uses her charm or wiles to seduce and exploit men