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1 slattern
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slattern — ► NOUN dated ▪ a dirty, untidy woman. DERIVATIVES slatternly adjective. ORIGIN related to dialect slatter «to spill or slop», of unknown origin … English terms dictionary
slattern — noun /ˈslætɜːn/ a) A slut. 3. Cookery is familiar to her, with the price and quality of provisions; and she is a ready accountant. Her chief view, however, is to serve her mother and lighten her cares. She holds cleanliness and neetness to be… … Wiktionary
slattern — noun (C) old fashioned a dirty untidy woman slatternly adjective … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
slattern — [ slat(ə)n] noun dated a dirty, untidy woman. Derivatives slatternliness noun slatternly adjective Origin C17: related to slattering slovenly , from dialect slatter to spill or slop … English new terms dictionary
slattern — I. noun Etymology: probably from German schlottern to hang loosely, slouch; akin to Dutch slodderen to hang loosely, slodder slut Date: circa 1639 an untidy slovenly woman; also slut, prostitute II. adjective Date: 1684 slatternly … New Collegiate Dictionary
slattern — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. sloven; slut, trollop. See uncleanness. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. trollop, whore, tramp, hussy, strumpet; see also prostitute . III (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun A vulgar promiscuous woman who flouts… … English dictionary for students
slattern — slat|tern [ slætərn ] noun count OLD FASHIONED an insulting word for a woman who looks messy or dirty … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
slattern — /ˈslætn / (say slatn) noun a slovenly, untidy woman; a slut. {? compacted form of British dialect slattering, from slatter to slop} …
slatternly — slattern ► NOUN dated ▪ a dirty, untidy woman. DERIVATIVES slatternly adjective. ORIGIN related to dialect slatter «to spill or slop», of unknown origin … English terms dictionary
street girl — noun a prostitute who attracts customers by walking the streets • Syn: ↑streetwalker, ↑hooker, ↑hustler, ↑floozy, ↑floozie, ↑slattern • Derivationally related forms: ↑slatternly ( … Useful english dictionary
floozy — noun a prostitute who attracts customers by walking the streets • Syn: ↑streetwalker, ↑street girl, ↑hooker, ↑hustler, ↑floozie, ↑slattern • Derivationally related forms: ↑slatternly ( … Useful english dictionary