slattern

slat·tern

 (slăt′ərn)

n.

An untidy, dirty woman.

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[Perhaps from dialectal slattering, slovenly, present participle of dialectal slatter, to slop.]

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slattern

(ˈslætən)

n

a slovenly woman or girl; slut

[C17: probably from slattering, from dialect slatter to slop; perhaps from Scandinavian; compare Old Norse sletta to slap]

ˈslatternly adj

ˈslatternliness n

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slat•tern

(ˈslæt ərn)

n.

1. a slovenly, untidy woman.

2. a slut; harlot.

[1630–40; perhaps akin to dial. slatter to splash, spill, of uncertain orig.]

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	slattern - a prostitute who attracts customers by walking the streets floozie, floozy, hustler, street girl, streetwalker, hooker cocotte, cyprian, fancy woman, lady of pleasure, sporting lady, tart, woman of the street, working girl - a woman who engages in sexual intercourse for money
	2.	slattern - a dirty untidy woman       slovenly woman, slut, trollop slob, sloven, slovenly person, pig - a coarse obnoxious person

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slattern

noun

A vulgar promiscuous woman who flouts propriety:

baggage, hussy, jade, slut, tart, tramp, wanton, wench, whore.

Slang: floozy.

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Translations

donnaccia

slattern

[ˈslætən] N → mujer f dejada, mujer f sucia, pazpuerca f

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slattern

n → Schlampe f

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slattern

[ˈslætən] n (old) (pej) → sciattona

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