SLATTERN

slattern, slut, slovenly woman, trollop

(noun) a dirty untidy woman

streetwalker, street girl, hooker, hustler, floozy, floozie, slattern

(noun) a prostitute who attracts customers by walking the streets

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

slattern (plural slatterns)

(derogatory) A slut, a sexually promiscuous woman.

Synonym: Thesaurus:promiscuous woman

(dated) A dirty and untidy woman.

Synonym: moggy (archaic)

Anagrams

• trentals

Source: Wiktionary


Slat"tern, n.

Definition: A woman who is negligent of her dress or house; one who is not neat and nice.

Slat"tern, a.

Definition: Resembling a slattern; sluttish; slatterny. "The slattern air." Gay.

Slat"tern, v. t.

Definition: To consume carelessly or wastefully; to waste; -- with away. [R.] Chesterfield.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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