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- [slat-ern]
- /ˈslæt ərn/
- /ˈslæt.ən/
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- [slat-ern]
- /ˈslæt ərn/
Definitions of slattern word
- noun slattern a slovenly, untidy woman or girl. 1
- noun slattern a slut; harlot. 1
- countable noun slattern A slattern is a dirty untidy woman. 0
- noun slattern a slovenly woman or girl; slut 0
- noun slattern a woman who is careless and sloppy in her habits, appearance, work, etc. 0
- noun slattern a sexually promiscuous woman; slut 0
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Origin of slattern
First appearance:
before 1630 One of the 42% oldest English words
First recorded in 1630-40; perhaps akin to dial. slatter to splash, spill < ?
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Parts of speech for Slattern
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
slattern popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 65% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
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slattern usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for slattern
noun slattern
- bimbo — If someone calls a young woman a bimbo, they think that although she is pretty she is rather stupid.
- fishwife — a woman who sells fish.
- frump — a person who is dowdy, drab, and unattractive.
- gorgon — Classical Mythology. any of three sister monsters commonly represented as having snakes for hair, wings, brazen claws, and eyes that turned anyone looking into them to stone. Medusa, the only mortal Gorgon, was beheaded by Perseus.
- malkin — an untidy woman; slattern.
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