slut

Women dressed as sluts (in the sense of sexually promiscuous women) for :w:SlutWalkSlutWalk in New York City.

Meanings

A sexually promiscuous woman or girl.
Any sexually promiscuous person, often a gay man.
Someone who seeks attention through inappropriate means or to an excessive degree.
A disloyal individual; someone who does not commit to a particular thing.
A slovenly, untidy person, usually a woman.
A bold, outspoken woman.
A female dog.
A maidservant.
A rag soaked in a flammable substance and lit for illumination.

To wear slutty clothing or makeup, or otherwise behave in a slutty manner.
To visit places frequented by men, with the intention of engaging in sexual intercourse by means of flirting.

First attested in 1402, with the meaning "untidy woman"; cognate with the Dutch slodder and slet, dialectal Swedish slata ("idle woman"). From the Late Middle English slutte, from slouthe. Compare English sloth, Norwegian sludd ("sleet"), and the dialectal Norwegian slutr ("sleet, impure liquid").

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