Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Often Offensive A person considered to be sexually promiscuous.
- noun A woman prostitute.
- noun An untidy, dirty woman; a slattern.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A careless, lazy woman; a woman who is uncleanly as regards her person or her house; a slattern: often used as a name of contempt for a woman and (formerly) also for a man. See
sloven . - noun A young woman; a jade; a wench: used lightly.
- noun An awkward person, animal, or thing.
- noun A female dog; a bitch.
- To befoul; render unclean.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun An untidy woman; a slattern.
- noun obsolete A servant girl; a drudge.
- noun A female dog; a bitch.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun countable, often derogatory A
sexually promiscuous woman orgirl . - noun countable, derogatory A man with the above qualities, often a
gay man. - noun countable, archaic, derogatory A
slovenly ,untidy person , usually awoman . - noun countable, obsolete, derogatory A
bold , outspoken woman. - noun countable, obsolete A
female dog . - noun countable, obsolete A
maid . - noun countable, obsolete A rag soaked in a flammable substance and lit for illumination.
- verb To wear slutty clothing or makeup, or otherwise behave in a slutty manner.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a woman adulterer
- noun a dirty untidy woman
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
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Examples
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But the term slut is now sexualised to mean promiscuous woman.
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But the term slut is now sexualised to mean promiscuous woman.
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The focus on "reclaiming" the word slut fails to address the real issue.
Christine Bronstein: What Do "Sluts" and "Feminists" Have in Common? They're Both Taking Down the Women's Movement Christine Bronstein 2011
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The focus on "reclaiming" the word slut fails to address the real issue.
Christine Bronstein: What Do "Sluts" and "Feminists" Have in Common? They're Both Taking Down the Women's Movement Christine Bronstein 2011
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The focus on "reclaiming" the word slut fails to address the real issue.
Christine Bronstein: What Do "Sluts" and "Feminists" Have in Common? They're Both Taking Down the Women's Movement Christine Bronstein 2011
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But, eased by Facebook and Twitter and the overuse of the term "slut", which the media adores for obvious reasons, the movement has spawned satellite SlutWalks.
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The focus on "reclaiming" the word slut fails to address the real issue.
Christine Bronstein: What Do "Sluts" and "Feminists" Have in Common? They're Both Taking Down the Women's Movement Christine Bronstein 2011
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But, eased by Facebook and Twitter and the overuse of the term "slut", which the media adores for obvious reasons, the movement has spawned satellite SlutWalks.
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The focus on "reclaiming" the word slut fails to address the real issue.
Christine Bronstein: What Do "Sluts" and "Feminists" Have in Common? They're Both Taking Down the Women's Movement Christine Bronstein 2011
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And I wonder what those children of yours would think of their mother, especially when they start hearing the word slut and your name in the same sentence.
PURGATORY RIDGE WILLIAM KENT KRUEGER 2001
briennez commented on the word slut
Acronym for the South Lake Union Trolley in Seattle.
October 13, 2007
uselessness commented on the word slut
How unfortunate!
October 13, 2007
seanahan commented on the word slut
This is just such a soothing word to say. It really rolls off the tongue.
October 13, 2007
chained_bear commented on the word slut
I don't know about anybody else--I use this word to describe promiscuous people of any gender. (A few people I know do the same.)
October 14, 2007
reesetee commented on the word slut
Ditto. But I try not to use it much.
October 14, 2007
sonofgroucho commented on the word slut
My wife tells me our 21 year old daughter uses the term slut for both sexes. Obviously, a generational thing.
October 14, 2007
seanahan commented on the word slut
I use slut and man slut.
October 14, 2007
bilby commented on the word slut
A town in Vasterbotten, Sweden.
January 4, 2008
tbtabby commented on the word slut
Means "end" in Swedish.
July 13, 2009
yarb commented on the word slut
Citation on lum.
July 23, 2009
vanishedone commented on the word slut
WeirdNet, but not in they way you might expect. Whoever thinks of sluts as necessarily untidy?
September 8, 2009