Meaning of SLATTERN
| Pronunciation: | | 'slaturn
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- [n] a prostitute who attracts customers by walking the streets
- [n] a dirty untidy woman
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| | Synonyms: | | floozie, floozy, hooker, hustler, slovenly woman, slut, street girl, streetwalker |
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| | See Also: | | bawd, cocotte, cyprian, fancy woman, harlot, lady of pleasure, pig, prostitute, slob, sloven, slovenly person, sporting lady, tart, trollop, whore, woman of the street, working girl | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\Slat"tern\, n.
A woman who is negligent of her dress or house; one who is
not neat and nice.
\Slat"tern\, a.
Resembling a slattern; sluttish; slatterny. ``The slattern
air.'' --Gay.
\Slat"tern\, v. t.
To consume carelessly or wastefully; to waste; -- with away.
[R.] --Chesterfield.
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