plural slatterns
1
: an untidy dirty woman
2
disapproving
a
: a woman who has multiple sexual partners : a woman who is sexually promiscuous
b
: a woman who engages in sex acts and especially sexual intercourse in exchange for pay : a woman who is a sex worker
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Andy Webster, New York Times, 15 Mar. 2017
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Jo (Rita Tushingham, a 19-year-old newcomer then) is encumbered by her slattern mother (Dora Bryan).
—Andy Webster, New York Times, 15 Mar. 2017
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“Slattern.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/slattern. Accessed 18 Nov. 2024.
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