trollop

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English [edit]

Etymology [edit]

Origin uncertain; apparently connected with troll.

Pronunciation [edit]

Noun [edit]

trollop (plural trollops)

  1. A woman held by others as retaining a vulgar and discourteous disposition.
  2. (derogatory) A strumpet, a whore

Usage notes [edit]

This term connotes a debasement of class or social standing.

Synonyms [edit]

See also Wikisaurus:promiscuous woman

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Verb [edit]

trollop (third-person singular simple present trollops, present participle trolloping, simple past and past participle trolloped)

  1. to act in a sluggish or slovenly manner
  2. (Scotch) to dangle soggily : become bedraggled
  3. to behave like a trollop

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