SLAMMERKIN

Etymology

Noun

slammerkin (plural slammerkins)

(now, rare, historical) A loose women's morning gown, popular in the eighteenth century. [from 18th c.]

(colloquial, now, rare, UK, dialect) A slut; an untidy or slatternly woman. [from 18th c.]

Source: Wiktionary


Slam"kin, Slam"mer*kin, n. Etym: [Cf. G. schlampe, schlamp, dim. schlämpchen; schlampen to dangle, to be slovenly in one's dress.]

Definition: A slut; a slatternly woman. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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