tramp
- noun
- /træmp/
- Offensive
- She always dresses provocatively, and some people call her a tramp due to her lifestyle choices.
And that was I'm obviously a tramp, but no, you're good.
- And that was I'm obviously a tramp, but no, you're good.
- I don't like getting real messy with that spaghetti lady tramp if that is your real name.
Examples
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"I guess I must sound like a tramp to you," she concluded.
Fiction book (1991) -
She was a tramp.
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You calling your own daughter a tramp?
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I look like a tramp.
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We can't call a girl a tramp simply because she is dancing.
Blog text (19) -
You never met a dame your whole life wasn't a tramp.
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After her recent breakup, she was labeled a tramp by her ex-friends who judged her new relationships harshly.
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Despite what they say, she is not a tramp; she deserves love and respect just like anyone else.
Synonyms
A woman who has many casual sexual partners and the word is offensive
A woman who has casual sexual relationships with several partners
A person who prefers casual sexual relationships without commitment
Compounds
- Archaic
A cargo ship that sails without a fixed route, carrying goods when available
How Promiscuous
Surface Forms
Etymology
The insulting use of tramp for a sexually loose person grew from the older sense of a 'wanderer' and became a crude name for someone seen as morally loose. So calling someone a tramp is an offensive way to say they are sexually casual.