Green’s Dictionary of Slang

to be experienced sexually; if used of a woman, usu. derog.

1932		W.R. Burnett Giant Swing 95: [I]t was funny for her to say: ‘I’m not that easy’ [...] She’d probably been around all right; those small towns weren’t so slow as people thought they were.
c.1932		R.B. Nugent Gentleman Jigger (2008) 187: He was curious both to learn more about Ray’s sex activities with men in general and to see what he could persuade Ray to reveal. ‘Sure. I been around, Whenever I need money quick I go with a fa—’ [Simes:DLSS].
1942		W.R. Burnett Quick Brown Fox 20: ‘[H]e said Jean had been around a lot [...] that Jean was pretty hot stuff’.
1951		D. Stivens Jimmy Brockett 104: I’d been around, so I stopped and just talked for a bit. But when I tried again she set up a yelp.
1954		J. Thompson Swell-Looking Babe 82: She’s been around, she knows what the score is.
1963		(con. 1944) L. Glassop Rats in New Guinea 19: He’s been around. He knows.
c.1972		‘M. Woodward’ United Studs 12: He had the feeling, though, that Jim had been around. There was something in his eyes that said he knew the score [Simes:DLSS].
2023		(con. 1962) J. Ellroy Enchanters 152: ‘I heard she’s been around’.