callet
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- noun
- Slur
- In the old tale, the villagers gossiped about the quarrelsome callet who lived by the river.
Examples
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He called her a callet!
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In the play, the villain referred to her as a callet, suggesting her immoral nature.
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He was scolded for calling her a callet during their heated argument.
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The playwright used the word callet to describe a troublesome female character.
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She is not a callet.
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During the argument, he insulted her by calling her a callet, implying she was quarrelsome and unrefined.
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The term callet was often used in the past to shame women for perceived promiscuity.
Synonyms
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A person who is often stubborn or irritating
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An old rude word for a person people insult or dislike
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An attractive woman described in a rude or disrespectful way
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A woman who is very cruel to other people
Surface Forms
Etymology
Callet was once a rude name for a woman in older English and literature, probably coming from old French words for an immoral or quarrelsome woman. A helpful way to remember it is to think of callet as an old insult meaning a 'hussy' or 'troublemaker', so when you see it in old stories it has that rude sense.