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slattern

noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • General-American: /ˈslætɚn/
  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈslætən/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -ætə(ɹ)n

1

noun

Meaning 1

A slut, a sexually promiscuous woman.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: derogatory

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: NB: All terms are usually pejorative unless stated otherwise., 304, alley cat, alleycat, amorette, amoret, amorosa, article, Athanasian wench, blowsabella, bop, chippy, cocotte, cockatrice, cockslut, cockwhore, crumpet, cum dumpster, cum guzzler, cumhole, cumslut, cumwhore, Cyprian, demimondaine, doxy, drab, eager beaver, Essex girl, flirt-gill, floogy, floosie, floosy, floozie, floozy, fornicator, fornicatour, fornicatress, fornicatrix, fuckstress, Fulham virgin, geebag, giglot, gillian, gill, good-time girl, grim, grisette, harlot, ho bag, ho-bag, hoe bag, hoe-bag, hoe, hoochie mama, hoochie, hood rat, ho, hussy, jade, jay, jillflirt, lady of light virtue, LBFM, light-o'-love, light-of-love, lightskirt, little brown fucking machine, loose woman, lorette, mab, manizer, minx, moll, mort wap-apace, nymphomaniac, painted Jezebel, puta, puzzel, quean, Quicumque vult, quiff, rig, scag, scrubber, skank, skettle, sket, skit, slag, slapper, slattern, sloven, slutbag, slut, stale, streel, strumpet, sweet cheeks, tartlet, tart, thotty, thot, town bicycle, town bike, tramp, treddle, trollop, trull, village bicycle, village bike, wagon, waistcoateer, wanton, wench, whore

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

One who is uncareful or unconcerned about appearance or surroundings, usually said of a dirty and untidy woman.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: dated

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: moggy

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

a dirty untidy woman

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: slut, slovenly woman, trollop

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: slob, sloven, pig, slovenly person

4

noun

Meaning 4

a prostitute who attracts customers by walking the streets

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: streetwalker, street girl, hooker, hustler, floozy, floozie

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: prostitute, cocotte, whore, harlot, bawd, tart, cyprian, fancy woman, working girl, sporting lady, lady of pleasure, woman of the street

History

Etymology

Dating from the 17th century; related to slattering (“slovenly”), from the dialectal verb slatter (“to slop, to spill”).

Across languages

Translations

15 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: повлекана (povlekana) — dated: dirty and untidy woman
  • Czech: cuchta — dated: dirty and untidy woman
  • Czech: špindíra — dated: dirty and untidy woman
  • Finnish: luuska — dated: dirty and untidy woman
  • French: salope — dated: dirty and untidy woman
  • French: traînée — dated: dirty and untidy woman
  • French: garce — dated: dirty and untidy woman
  • Irish: abarlach — dated: dirty and untidy woman
  • Italian: sciattona — dated: dirty and untidy woman
  • Latin: lupa — dated: dirty and untidy woman
  • Polish: flejtucha — dated: dirty and untidy woman
  • Russian: неря́ха (nerjáxa) — dated: dirty and untidy woman
  • Russian: замара́шка (zamaráška) — dated: dirty and untidy woman
  • Russian: грязну́ля (grjaznúlja) — dated: dirty and untidy woman
  • Spanish: puerca — dated: dirty and untidy woman