TROLLOP

adulteress, fornicatress, hussy, jade, loose woman, slut, strumpet, trollop

(noun) a woman adulterer

slattern, slut, slovenly woman, trollop

(noun) a dirty untidy woman

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

trollop (plural trollops)

A woman of a vulgar and discourteous disposition.

(derogatory) A strumpet; a whore.

Usage notes

This term connotes a debasement of class or social standing.

Verb

trollop (third-person singular simple present trollops, present participle trolloping, simple past and past participle trolloped)

to act in a sluggish or slovenly manner

(Scottish) to dangle soggily: become bedraggled

to behave like a trollop

A gait performed by a horse which falls between a trot and a gallop. Also known as a canter.

Synonyms

• (to behave like a trollop): See harlotize

Anagrams

• roll-top, rolltop

Source: Wiktionary


Trol"lop, n. Etym: [From Troll to roll, to stroll; but cf. also Trull.]

Definition: A stroller; a loiterer; esp., an idle, untidy woman; a slattern; a slut; a whore.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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