slattern
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++slat·tern /ˈslætən $ -ərn/ noun [countable] old-fashioned UNPLEASANTa dirty untidy woman – used to show disapproval 邋遢女人〔含贬义〕 —slatternly adjective
Examples from the Corpus
slattern• Anyway, the stranger was about to leave when a slattern dropped a tankard.• A slattern brought his own meal, a thickly spiced bowl of soup.• A slattern, evidently his wife, looked on fearfully.• Two days later I was in the taproom of Le Coq d'Or, the slattern beside me half drunk.Origin slattern (1600-1700) Probably from German schlottern “to hang loosely”slat·tern nounChineseSyllable
disapproval show – used a woman Corpus dirty to untidy
slattern
slat‧tern /ˈslætən $ -ərn/
noun [countable] old-fashioned
—slatternly adjective
slat‧tern /ˈslætən $ -ərn/
noun [countable] old-fashioned Date: 1600-1700
Origin: Probably from German schlottern 'to hang loosely'
a dirty untidy woman – used to show disapprovalOrigin: Probably from German schlottern 'to hang loosely'
—slatternly adjective