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noun
A habitually dirty or untidy man or boy; the male equivalent of slattern, or slut.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
A low, base, lewd person.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
An immoral woman.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
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noun
a coarse obnoxious person
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: slob, pig, slovenly person
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Broader terms: vulgarian
Narrower terms: litterer, litterbug, litter lout, slattern, slut, slovenly woman, trollop
History
From Middle English sloveyn, from Middle Flemish sloovin (“a scold”). Related to Middle Dutch sloef (“untidy, shabby”), from Proto-Germanic *slup- + Old French -ain, from Latin -ānus.
Across languages
14 source translations are retained for this English entry.
