Schlampe

German

Alternative forms

• Schl*mp*, Schl*mpe (censored)

Etymology

From Low German Schlampe (“low-hanging skirt”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃlampə/

• Audio:

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Noun

Schlampe f (genitive Schlampe, plural Schlampen, masculine Schlamperich or Schlamper)

1. a woman who slights to take care of her body, slattern
   1. (derogatory) unkempt woman, one who is lazy in grooming her body or her domestic environment
   2. (vulgar, derogatory) sexually promiscuous woman, slut, sket

Usage notes

It appears that German lacks an established term to properly designate promiscuous woman irrespectively of her general cleanly or orderly appearance corresponding to modern English slut, though Flittchen and other less common terms may stand for it.

Declension

Declension of Schlampe [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Schlampe	die	Schlampen
genitive	einer	der	Schlampe	der	Schlampen
dative	einer	der	Schlampe	den	Schlampen
accusative	eine	die	Schlampe	die	Schlampen

Related terms

• schlampig
• schlampen
• Schlamperei
• Schlampigkeit
• Schlamper

See also

• Schlunz

Further reading

• “Schlampe” in Duden online
• “Schlampe” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Schlampe” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
• Schlampe on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^de