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slut

Pronunciation: /slʌt/

The English word “slut” has 12 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. A sexually promiscuous woman.
  2. A prostitute.
  3. Any sexually promiscuous person.
  4. Someone who seeks attention through inappropriate means or to an excessive degree.
  5. A disloyal individual; someone who does not commit to a particular thing.
  6. A slovenly, untidy person, usually a woman.
  7. A bold, outspoken woman.
  8. A female dog.
  9. A maidservant.
  10. A rag soaked in a flammable substance and lit for illumination.

verb

  1. To wear slutty clothing or makeup, or otherwise behave in a slutty manner.
  2. To visit places frequented by men, with the intention of engaging in sexual intercourse by means of flirting.

Etymology

From Middle English slutt, slutte, slute (“a dirty or slovenly person, usually a woman, scullery maid; messy animal to prepare as food; slush, mud”), probably from Old English *slȳte (“sleet”), from Proto-West Germanic *slautijā, from Proto-Germanic *slautijǭ (“sleet, hail”), related to Proto-West Germanic *slaut (“puddle, ditch”). Compare Dutch slodder and slet, dialectal Swedish slata (“idle…

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