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sloven.

A habitually dirty or untidy man or boy; the male equivalent of slattern, or slut.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈslʌvən/
  1. A habitually dirty or untidy man or boy; the male equivalent of slattern, or slut.

  2. A low, base, lewd person.

  3. An immoral woman.

    obsolete
Where this word comes from

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.

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