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slut

n. countable
C2 Proficiency US //ˈsɫət// UK //slˈʌt// slut Archaic Slang Vulgar

n. a very rude and insulting word for a person, usually a woman, who has many sexual partners. It is used to shame or judge someone for their sexual behavior.

n. a highly derogatory and offensive term for a person, typically a woman, perceived as sexually promiscuous. Often used as a tool of social shaming or in the context of 'slut-shaming' to police female behavior.


Synonyms
Origin

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.

Usage

Highly offensive and vulgar; primarily used as a pejorative or in reclaimed contexts within specific social movements.

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