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trollop.

A strumpet; a whore.

7 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈtɹɒl.əp/Received-Pronunciation
  1. A strumpet; a whore.

    derogatory
Where this word comes from

Origin uncertain; apparently connected with the Middle English trollen (“to go about, stroll, roll from side to side”). Ostensibly influenced, if not derived, in some way by a word from Old Norse trǫll (“troll, witch, mage, monster, etc.”).

verb/ˈtɹɒl.əp/Received-Pronunciation
  1. to act in a sluggish or slovenly manner

  2. to dangle soggily: become bedraggled

    Scotland
  3. to behave like a trollop

  4. Of a horse: to move with a gait between a trot and a gallop; to canter.

Where this word comes from

Origin uncertain; apparently connected with the Middle English trollen (“to go about, stroll, roll from side to side”). Ostensibly influenced, if not derived, in some way by a word from Old Norse trǫll (“troll, witch, mage, monster, etc.”).

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