slut.
A sexually promiscuous woman.
Meaning & usage
A sexually promiscuous woman.
dirty slut
total slut
A sexually promiscuous woman. A prostitute.
You could hire a slut for a few hours, if you're that desperate.
Any sexually promiscuous person.
Someone who seeks attention through inappropriate means or to an excessive degree.
a press slut
A disloyal individual; someone who does not commit to a particular thing.
That guy was a job slut; he changed jobs way too often and quickly, to the point that employers will no longer hire him.
A slovenly, untidy person, usually a woman.
A bold, outspoken woman.
A female dog.
A maidservant.
A rag soaked in a flammable substance and lit for illumination.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English slutt, slutte, slute (“a dirty or slovenly person, usually a woman, scullery maid; messy animal to prepare as food; slush, mud”), probably from Old English *slȳte (“sleet”), from Proto-West Germanic *slautijā, from Proto-Germanic *slautijǭ (“sleet, hail”), related to Proto-West Germanic *slaut (“puddle, ditch”). Compare Dutch slodder and slet, dialectal Swedish slata (“idle woman”), Norwegian sludd (“sleet”), and the dialectal Norwegian slutr (“sleet, impure liquid”). Doublet of sleet.
To wear slutty clothing or makeup, or otherwise behave in a slutty manner.
To visit places frequented by men, with the intention of engaging in sexual intercourse by means of flirting.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English slutt, slutte, slute (“a dirty or slovenly person, usually a woman, scullery maid; messy animal to prepare as food; slush, mud”), probably from Old English *slȳte (“sleet”), from Proto-West Germanic *slautijā, from Proto-Germanic *slautijǭ (“sleet, hail”), related to Proto-West Germanic *slaut (“puddle, ditch”). Compare Dutch slodder and slet, dialectal Swedish slata (“idle woman”), Norwegian sludd (“sleet”), and the dialectal Norwegian slutr (“sleet, impure liquid”). Doublet of sleet.
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