slut
v.-
1 to dress or act provocatively (v.) C2 Proficiency Vulgar Slangto dress or behave in a way that is intended to be sexually attractive, often used as an insult.
to dress or behave in a manner perceived as sexually provocative; often used with 'up' or 'it'.
ExampleShe decided to slut it up for the Halloween party with a very short costume.
ExampleThe tabloid media frequently criticized celebrities for 'slutting it up' on the red carpet, reflecting deep-seated cultural anxieties about female celebrity.
UsageOften used in the phrasal form 'slut it up' or 'slut up'.
From Middle English slutt, slutte, slute (“a dirty or slovenly person, usually a woman, scullery maid; messy animal to prepare as food; slush, mud”), probably from Old English slȳte (“sleet”), from Proto-West Germanic slautijā, from Proto-Germanic slautijǭ (“sleet, hail”), related to Proto-West Germanic slaut (“puddle, ditch”). Compare Dutch slodder and slet, dialectal Swedish slata (“idle woman”), Norwegian sludd (“sleet”), and the dialectal Norwegian slutr (“sleet, impure liquid”). Doublet of sleet.
- Nounslut
- Adjectiveslutty