English

Etymology
First attested in 1402 CE, with the meaning untidy woman; cognate with the Dutch slodder, dialectal German Schlutt (sloven), and dialectal Swedish slata (idle woman). From the Late Middle English slutte, from slut#Middle English|slut (mud); of uncertain origin beyond that. Cf. the Norwegian slutr (sleet, impure liquid).

Pronunciation
:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-�t|-�t

Noun
en-noun

1. countable derogatory a sexually promiscuous woman.
2. countable a prostitute.
3. countable derogatory a slovenly, untidy person, usually a woman.

#* 1600 CE: William Shakespeare, As you like it
#*: Clo. Truly, and to cast away honesty upon a foul slut, were to put good meat into an unclean dish. \ Aud. I am not a slut, though I thank the Goddess I am foul.
#* 1602 CE: William Shakespeare, The Merry Wives of Windsor
#*: Where fires thou find�st unrak�d, and hearths unswept, \ There pinch the Maids as blew as Bill-berry, \ Our radiant Queene, hates Sluts, and Sluttery.

1. countable derogatory a bold, outspoken woman.

#* 1728 CE: John Gay, Begger�s Opera
#*: Our Polly is a sad Slut! nor heeds what we have taught her.

1. countable archaic a female dog.

#* 1852 CE: Susanna Moodie, Roughing it in the Bush
#*: �Bete!� returned the angry Frenchman, bestowing a savage kick on one of the unoffending pups which was frisking about his feet. The pup yelped; the slut barked and leaped furiously at the offender, and was only kept from biting him by Sam, who could scarcely hold her back for laughing; the captain was uproarious; the offended Frenchman alone maintained a severe and dignified aspect. The dogs were at length dismissed, and peace restored.

1. countable archaic a maid.

#* 1664 CE: Samuel Pepys, The Diary of Samuel Pepys
#*: Our little girl Susan is a most admirable slut, and pleases us mightily, doing more service than both the others and deserves wages better.

Synonyms
See WikiSaurus:promiscuous woman.

Derived terms
slutty
slutliness, slutiness
sluttery
sluttish
sluttishness

Translations
trans-top|sexually promiscuous woman
Finnish: t-|fi|lutka
German: t+|de|Schlampe|f, t+|de|Luder|n, t+|de|Flittchen|n
Hindi: ��ल�ा unicode|(kulaṭ�) f
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Norwegian: ludder n, tøs f
Russian: �алава (šaláva) f, л��ва (ljárva) f, бл�д� (bljad�) f, �л��а (šljúxa) f
Slovene: t+|sl|kurba|f
Spanish: t+|es|zorra|f, t+|es|puta|f
Swedish: t+|sv|slampa|c
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trans-top|prostitute
Finnish: t+|fi|huora
German: t+|de|Hure|f, t+|de|Nutte|f
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Romanian: t+|ro|curv�|f, t|ro|târf�|f, t|ro|prostituat�|f
Russian: �алава (šaláva) f, л��ва (l'árva) f, бл�д� (bl'ad�) f, �л��а (šl'ú�a) f
Slovene: kurba f
Spanish: t+|es|prostituta|f
Swedish: t+|sv|hora|c

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trans-top|untidy person
Spanish: [[guarra]
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trans-top|bold, outspoken woman
Spanish: descarada f
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trans-top|a female dog
German: t+|de|Hündin|f
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Romanian: t-|ro|c�ţea|f
Russian: t+|ru|��ка|f|trsúka|scCyrl
Spanish: t+|es|perra|f
Swedish: t-|sv|tik|c
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trans-top|a maid
Spanish: criada f, sirvienta f
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ttbc|Arabic: Arab|ا�راة �اس�ة (imr�t f�sqa) f, Arab|���س (mums)
ttbc|Chinese: �� (dàngfù)
ttbc|Dutch: slet f
ttbc|Esperanto: virina�o
ttbc|French: pute f, garce f
ttbc|Hebrew: רש�� (rashlan) m, ש���פר (shlumper) m
ttbc|Irish: leadhbóg f, toice f
ttbc|Italian: puttana f, troia f, sgualdrina f, mignotta f
ttbc|Korean: ���� (heulgeneucheun)
ttbc|Middle English: slutte
ttbc|Persian: FAchar|خ�راک سگ (khorak sag), FAchar|ز� کث�� (zan kasîf)
ttbc|Polish: flejtuch m, suka f
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ttbc|Portuguese: prostituta f, puta f, meretriz f, mulher da vida f, garota de programa f, cadela f, galinha f, vaca f, boqueteira f, acompanhante f, vadia f (11)
ttbc|Scottish Gaelic: leodag f, bruchag f, reipseach f, luid f, strapaid f, slapag f
ttbc|Shona: hure
ttbc|Serbian: к��ва, п�о��и���ка
ttbc|Spanish: dejada f, puta f, golfa f, ramera f, mujerzuela f, cambollana f
ttbc|Thai: Thai|ห�ิ��า�ิ�ั�ว (yĭng châat chûa)
ttbc|Welsh: slwt f, slebog f
ttbc|Yiddish: ����ײַק (hultaik) f
ttbc|Zulu: umnukuba, ivaka
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See also
bitch

Romanian

Etymology
:w:Ukrainian language|Ukrainian slutyj

Adjective
ro-adj|4

1. crippled
2. ugly

Declension
ro-adj-4|mpl=sluţi

Synonyms
urât

Antonyms
frumos

Swedish

Pronunciation
audio|Sv-slut.ogg|audio

Noun
sv-noun-n-zero
slut n

1. end

#: Jag tyckte om slutet av boken. : I liked the end of the book.
#: Jag tyckte om bokens slut. : I liked the end of the book.

1. no more, 'the last is taken'

#:Kakorna är slut. : There are no more cookies.

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fr:slut
ko:slut
io:slut
it:slut
hu:slut
pl:slut
ru:slut
sv:slut
te:slut
vi:slut

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