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slat·tern
(slăt′ərn)n.
An untidy, dirty woman.
[Perhaps from dialectal slattering, slovenly, present participle of dialectal slatter, to slop.]
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slattern
(ˈslætən)n
a slovenly woman or girl; slut
[C17: probably from slattering, from dialect slatter to slop; perhaps from Scandinavian; compare Old Norse sletta to slap]
ˈslatternly adj
ˈslatternliness n
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slat•tern
(ˈslæt ərn)n.
1. a slovenly, untidy woman.
2. a slut; harlot.
[1630–40; perhaps akin to dial. slatter to splash, spill, of uncertain orig.]
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Noun | 1. | slattern - a prostitute who attracts customers by walking the streets cocotte, cyprian, fancy woman, lady of pleasure, sporting lady, tart, woman of the street, working girl - a woman who engages in sexual intercourse for money |
2. | slattern - a dirty untidy woman |
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slattern
n → Schlampe f
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