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  • 31slut — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. sloven, slattern, slob; prostitute, doxy (sl.), chippy (sl.). See impurity. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. wench, whore, hooker*; see prostitute . III (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun A vulgar promiscuous woman… …

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  • 32wench — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. girl, maiden, lass[ie], servant; maid; slut, slattern, tart, trollop, harlot, broad (sl.), piece (sl.). See impurity, female. II (Roget s IV) n. [ Usually derogatory ] Syn. maid, damsel, maiden,… …

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  • 33Vulgarity — (Roget s Thesaurus) >Bad taste. < N PARAG:Vulgarity >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 vulgarity vulgarity vulgarism Sgm: N 1 barbarism barbarism Vandalism Gothicism| =>! Sgm: N 1 mauvis gout mauvis gout bad taste Sgm: N …

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  • 34slatternly — 1670s, from SLATTERN (Cf. slattern) + LY (Cf. ly) (1) …

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  • 35slut — c.1400, a dirty, slovenly, or untidy woman, probably cognate with dialectal Ger. Schlutt slovenly woman, dialectal Swed. slata idle woman, slut, and Du. slodder slut, but the ultimate origin is doubtful. Chaucer uses sluttish (late 14c.) in… …

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  • 36drab — I. /dræb / (say drab) adjective (drabber, drabbest) 1. having a dull brownish or grey colour. 2. dull; cheerless. –noun 3. dull grey; dull brownish or yellowish grey. {French drap cloth. See drape} –drably, adverb –drabness, noun II. /dræb / ( …

  • 37drab — drab1 [drab] n. [< OFr drap, cloth < VL drappus < IE * drop < base * der , to skin] 1. a kind of cloth, esp. a yellowish brown wool 2. a dull yellowish brown adj. drabber, drabbest 1. of a dull yellowish brown color …

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  • 38slatternly — [slat′ərnlē] adj. 1. having the habits of a slattern; dirty; slovenly; untidy 2. characteristic of or fit for a slattern adv. in a slatternly manner slatternliness n …

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  • 39blowsy — adjective characteristic of or befitting a slut or slattern; used especially of women • Syn: ↑blowzy, ↑slatternly, ↑sluttish • Similar to: ↑untidy • Derivationally related forms: ↑sluttishness ( …

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  • 40floozy — noun a prostitute who attracts customers by walking the streets • Syn: ↑streetwalker, ↑street girl, ↑hooker, ↑hustler, ↑floozie, ↑slattern • Derivationally related forms: ↑slatternly ( …

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