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slattern

[ slat-ern ]

noun

  1. a slovenly, untidy woman or girl.
  2. a slut; harlot.


slattern

/ ˈ²õ±ôæ³ÙÉ™²Ô /

noun

  1. a slovenly woman or girl; slut
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Derived Forms

  • ˈ²õ±ô²¹³Ù³Ù±ð°ù²Ô±ô²â, adjective
  • ˈ²õ±ô²¹³Ù³Ù±ð°ù²Ô±ô¾±²Ô±ð²õ²õ, noun
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of slattern1

First recorded in 1630–40; perhaps akin to dial. slatter to splash, spill < ?
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of slattern1

C17: probably from slattering, from dialect slatter to slop; perhaps from Scandinavian; compare Old Norse sletta to slap
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So, I would hazard that the majority of us dirty-haired slatterns are based down south.

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The hulking loafers and frowsy slatterns, who huddled for warmth in corners, nodded their heads and looked on approvingly.

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Now, literary slatterns are not more frequent than slatterns who are not literary.

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Such long-limbed slatterns were plentiful as blackberries and of as rank a growth all along the Durance.

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In this respect she had always been in strong contrast to her cousins, who, in spite of their taste for pronounced colours, were utter slatterns.

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