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trampish

trampish

9.9
Dressing or acting in a way that makes people think someone is sexually available
  • adjective
  • /ˈtræmpɪʃ/
  • Offensive
translation icon : promiscuo (despectivo, informal)
  • Her trampish behavior at the party made everyone uncomfortable.

Examples

  • The actress wore a trampish outfit that drew attention for the wrong reasons.

  • "I think it's trampish," she says.

    Fiction book (1997)

  • He criticized her trampish attitude, claiming it was inappropriate for the event.

Synonyms

slutty
vstrampish
  • Offensive
30 9.3

An insulting word used to say a woman has many sexual partners

is a descriptive term implying prostitution rather than an abusive insult
promiscuous
vstrampish
  • NSFW
28 7.6

Having many short sexual relationships with different people

is about appearing or resembling prostitution rather than actual sexual relationships
trampy
vstrampish
  • Offensive
2 9.1

Dressed or acting in a way that looks sexually showy and not tasteful

is more about implying prostitution rather than only tasteless dress
sluttish
vstrampish
  • Offensive
1 9.9

A woman who acts and looks in a way people think is sexually improper or untidy

is about suggesting prostitution rather than focusing on untidiness
meretricious
vstrampish
  • NSFW
9.9

Relating to a person who has sex for money

is about implied sexual looseness rather than a direct link to prostitution
slaggy
vstrampish
  • Offensive
9.9

Appearing in a way people think is sexually loose or rude

is a more neutral term implying prostitution rather than slang insult

Antonyms

chaste
14 7.4

Not having sex, often for religious or moral reasons

reserved
3.7

Not willing to show feelings or talk much

How Promiscuous

lewd
  • Offensive
33 7.4
promiscuous
  • NSFW
28 7.6
trampish
  • Offensive
9.9
provocative
  • NSFW
22 7.2
suggestive
  • Offensive
9 6.0

Surface Forms

trampish positive

Morphology

trampish = tramp (transparent) = tramp + ish

Built by adding the productive adjectival suffix '-ish' to 'tramp', yielding 'tramp-like' in an explicitly sexual/pejorative sense; the relation is directly recoverable from the base.

Etymology

Trampish comes from the word tramp plus the ending -ish; tramp became a rude word for a person thought to be 'sexually loose'. So trampish means 'showing that kind of behaviour', often used as a negative judgement.