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slut

slut

13 9.9
A woman who is dirty or untidy
  • noun
  • /slʌt/
  • Offensive
translation icon : mujer desaliñada
  • She wasn't a slut.

Examples

  • People used to refer to her as a slut because she often forgot to tidy up her room.

  • In the past, some might have called her a slut for wearing mismatched clothes and not combing her hair.

  • Free spirit of fashion and style, she is young; that does not mean she is a slut.

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  • No simple slut is going to write a song about her grandson.

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  • A woman who chooses to wear high-heeled shoes is not a slut, a bimbo, or a tramp.

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  • Once, in their village, a woman could be labeled a slut simply for having an unkempt appearance.

Synonyms

slob
vsslut
  • Offensive
58 3.1

A person who is messy and does not care about their clothes or home

refers to an older term for a woman rather than a general person
sloven
vsslut
  • Offensive
1 9.6

A person who is often untidy and not clean

refers specifically to an older term for a woman rather than any person

Antonyms

144 1.0

Clean and tidy with things in order

55 2.4

Arranged in a tidy, organized way

Compounds

cover-slut
  • Offensive
9.9

A person who often makes new versions of other people's songs or who loves cover bands

Facebook slut
  • Offensive
9.9

A person who posts too many personal photos or updates on Facebook

How Dirty

slattern
  • Slur
1 9.9
slut
  • Offensive
13 9.9
neat-freak
  • Informal
7 7.9

Surface Forms

slut singular
sluts plural

Etymology

Slut originally meant an old word for a woman who was 'untidy' or 'dirty'. Think of it like sloppy — it once described someone who did not keep a clean home, which is why older books use it for a messy woman.