slattern

  • 21slattern — slat•tern [[t]ˈslæt ərn[/t]] n. 1) sex a slovenly, untidy woman 2) sex a slut; harlot • Etymology: 1630–40; perh. akin to dial. slatter to splash, spill, of uncert. orig …

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  • 22slattern — /ˈslætn / (say slatn) noun a slovenly, untidy woman; a slut. {? compacted form of British dialect slattering, from slatter to slop} …

  • 23slattern —   Wahine kāpulu …

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  • 24slattern — A woman untidy in appearance and habits. See slut …

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  • 25slattern — 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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  • 26slatternly — slattern ► NOUN dated ▪ a dirty, untidy woman. DERIVATIVES slatternly adjective. ORIGIN related to dialect slatter «to spill or slop», of unknown origin …

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  • 27slatternly — slatternliness, n. /slat euhrn lee/, adj. 1. slovenly and untidy. 2. characteristic or suggestive of a slattern. adv. 3. in the manner of a slattern. [1670 80; SLATTERN + LY] * * * …

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  • 28slatternly — /ˈslætnli/ (say slatnlee) adjective 1. having the appearance or ways of a slattern. 2. characteristic or suggestive of a slattern. –adverb 3. in the manner of a slattern …

  • 29frump — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. dowdy person, slattern. See uncleanness, vulgarity. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. slob, slattern, drab woman, dowdy person, slovenly person, schlump*, old bag* …

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  • 30slob — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n., slang, sloven, slattern; pig, slovenly Peter. See uncleanness. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. pig, hog, slattern, tramp, sloven, draggletail, yokel, ragamuffin, tatterdemalion, mudlark, street arab, dustman …

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