Schlampe
German
Etymology
From Low German Schlampe (“low-hanging skirt”)[1].
Pronunciation
Noun
Schlampe f (genitive Schlampe, plural Schlampen)
- (derogatory) unclean or lazy woman
- (vulgar, derogatory) sexually promiscuous woman, slut, bitch
Usage notes
Especially among older speakers, the word is still often used in sense 1, where it is pejorative but not quite as vulgar as in sense 2, which is the one prevailing among younger speakers.
Declension
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See also
Further reading
- “Schlampe” in Duden online
- “Schlampe” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
- Schlampe on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de