slovenly woman

  • 1slovenly woman — noun a dirty untidy woman • Syn: ↑slattern, ↑slut, ↑trollop • Derivationally related forms: ↑slatternly (for: ↑slattern) • Hypernyms: ↑ …

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  • 2slovenly — slov|en|ly [ˈslʌvənli] adj [Date: 1500 1600; Origin: sloven dirty messy person (15 21 centuries), probably from Flemish sloovin woman of bad character ] lazy, untidy, and careless ▪ slovenly habits ▪ a large slovenly woman ▪ a slovenly way of… …

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  • 3slovenly person — noun a coarse obnoxious person • Syn: ↑slob, ↑sloven, ↑pig • Derivationally related forms: ↑slovenly (for: ↑sloven) • Hypernyms: ↑ …

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  • 4Slut — This article is about the pejorative. For other uses, see Slut (disambiguation). Slut or slattern is a pejorative term applied to an individual who is considered to have loose sexual morals or who is sexually promiscuous. The term is generally… …

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  • 5slut — c.1400, a dirty, slovenly, or untidy woman, probably cognate with dialectal Ger. Schlutt slovenly woman, dialectal Swed. slata idle woman, slut, and Du. slodder slut, but the ultimate origin is doubtful. Chaucer uses sluttish (late 14c.) in… …

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  • 6slattern — I. n. Slut, drab, draggletail, slovenly woman. II. a. Slovenly, slatternly, sluttish …

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  • 7wallydrag — [wā′lēdrā΄gəlwā′lē drag΄] n. [< ?] Scot. 1. a weak, underdeveloped creature 2. a slovenly person; esp., a slovenly woman: Also wallydraigle [wā′lēdrā΄gəl] …

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  • 8slattern — n. a slovenly woman. Derivatives: slatternly adj. slatternliness n. Etymology: 17th c.: rel. to slattering slovenly, f. dial. slatter to spill, slop, waste, frequent. of slat strike …

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  • 9slattern — n 1. drab, draggletail, slut, trollop, Sl. slob, dowdy, frump, slovenly woman. 2. tramp, hussy, wanton, loose or fallen woman, woman of ill repute; harlot, strumpet, prostitute, whore, U.S. Sl. tart, streetwalker, Sl. hustler, Sl. hooker, lady of …

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  • 10slut — noun Etymology: Middle English slutte Date: 15th century 1. chiefly British a slovenly woman 2. a. a promiscuous woman; especially prostitute b. a saucy girl ; minx • sluttish adjective …

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