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slattern
[ slat-ern ]
noun
- a slovenly, untidy woman or girl.
- a slut; harlot.
slattern
/ ˈæə /
noun
- a slovenly woman or girl; slut
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Derived Forms
- ˈٳٱԱ, adjective
- ˈٳٱԱԱ, noun
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of slattern1
First recorded in 1630–40; perhaps akin to dial. slatter to splash, spill < ?
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51Թ 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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