slattern
noun/ˈslætən/
/ˈslætərn/
(old-fashioned, offensive)- an offensive word for a woman who is thought to be dirty and untidyWord Originmid 17th cent.: related to slattering ‘slovenly’, from dialect slatter ‘to spill, slop’, frequentative of slat ‘strike’, of unknown origin.
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