SYNONYMS AND RELATED EXPRESSIONS
slattern
noun
An insulting term for a woman judged dirty or untidy.
Local English device voice, when available. This is not a recorded dictionary pronunciation.
Insult for an untidy woman
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Usage distinction
Return to topSlattern is dated and derogatory. Slob is an informal insult applicable to any gender; unkempt person is a more neutral description of appearance.
CHECK THE MEANING IN CONTEXT
See slattern in use
The novel's use of 'slattern' reveals the narrator's contemptuous attitude.
Calling a woman a slattern similarly exposes the landlord's insulting judgment of her untidy clothing.
Compare an alternative with the original word in each passage. Shared meanings do not make every pair interchangeable.
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