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trol·lop

 (trŏl′əp)
n.
1.
a. A woman considered sexually promiscuous.
b. A woman prostitute.
2. A woman regarded as slovenly or unkempt.

[Perhaps from troll, to roll about, wallow.]
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trollop

(ˈtrɒləp)
n
1. a promiscuous woman, esp a prostitute
2. an untidy woman; slattern
[C17: perhaps from German dialect Trolle prostitute; perhaps related to trull]
ˈtrollopy adj
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trol•lop

(ˈtrɒl əp)

n.
1. an immoral or promiscuous woman, esp. a prostitute.
2. an untidy or slovenly woman; slattern.
[1605–15; earlier trollops; perhaps akin to troll1]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.trollop - a dirty untidy womantrollop - a dirty untidy woman      
slob, sloven, slovenly person, pig - a coarse obnoxious person
2.trollop - a woman adulterertrollop - a woman adulterer      
adulterer, fornicator - someone who commits adultery or fornication
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trollop

noun (Derogatory) slut, prostitute, tart (informal), whore, slag (Brit. slang), wanton, working girl (facetious slang), harlot, hussy, streetwalker, loose woman, fallen woman, scrubber (Brit. & Austral. slang), strumpet, floozy (slang), slattern He behaved towards her as though she was a trollop.
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Translations

trollop

[ˈtrɒləp] N (= slut) → marrana f; (= prostitute) → puta f
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

trollop

[ˈtrɒləp] nprostituée f
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

trollop

n (dated: = prostitute) → leichtes Mädchen, Straßenmädchen nt; (pej)Schlampe f
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

trollop

[ˈtrɒləp] n (old) (offensive) → sgualdrina
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References in classic literature ?
She had officiated as nurse to Miss Bridget, in a violent fit of illness, and had sat up many nights with that lady; besides which, she had been seen there the very day before Mr Allworthy's return, by Mrs Wilkins herself, though that sagacious person had not at first conceived any suspicion of her on that account: for, as she herself said, "She had always esteemed Jenny as a very sober girl (though indeed she knew very little of her), and had rather suspected some of those wanton trollops, who gave themselves airs, because, forsooth, they thought themselves handsome."
We haven't a camelty tune of our own To help us trollop along, But every neck is a hair trombone(Rtt-ta-ta-ta!
"You are amused because I talk in this fashion and you know that I am poor and live in an attic with a vulgar trollop who deceives me with hair-dressers and garcons de cafe; I translate wretched books for the British public, and write articles upon contemptible pictures which deserve not even to be abused.
She looked at the woman behind the counter and asked for a portion of trollops instead of a portion of scallops.
"...OH YOUR FRIENDS THOUGHT THAT A FEW PRANKS CALLS WOULD PUT ME OFF SELLING THE GIFT WE BOUGHT FOR THEM for YOUR BIRTHDAY because YOU all LIED to us about sleep overs so you could hang like little trollops at an older guys HOUSE?????
In my day, we would call those girls trollops," the Daily Mail quoted her as saying.
FORGET Royal Ascot with all its hooray Henrys and triplebarrelled trollops, the Ebor Meeting at York is the only show in town for punters.
Three Mile Inn, Gosforth Blacksmith Arms, Gosforth Brandling Arms, Jesmond The Union Rooms, Central Station The Keel Row, The Gate Telegraph, Central Station Dog and Parrot, Central Station The Hotspur, Haymarket Red House/Bob Trollops, Quayside Gotham Town, Central Station Local Pub Fox and Hounds, West Road Club Liquid and Envy, City Centre Tup Tup Palace, Central Station Digital, Times Square Aspers Casino, The Gate Northumbria SU - Venue Northumbria SU - Reds Tiger Tiger, The Gate Mood, The Gate Legends, City Centre Buffalo Joe's, Quayside The Best Bar None scheme promotes Newcastle as a leading nightlife city by rewarding safely managed licensed premises who are striving to reduce alcohol related disorder and promote responsible drinking.
Rovers boss Paul Trollops said: "He has shown how he is capable of dealing with shots, crosses, anything that is thrown at him.
Saints Behaving Badly The Cutthroats, Crooks, Trollops, Con Men, and Devil-Worshippers Who Became Saints WRITTEN BY Thomas J.
The thinking behind this bizarre plan is, apparently, that the trollops - whom we are supposed to call "sex workers" - will be safer in suburbia.
The trollops goes on television to rub salt into the wound.