slovenly person

  • 1slovenly person — noun a coarse obnoxious person • Syn: ↑slob, ↑sloven, ↑pig • Derivationally related forms: ↑slovenly (for: ↑sloven) • Hypernyms: ↑ …

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  • 2slovenly woman — noun a dirty untidy woman • Syn: ↑slattern, ↑slut, ↑trollop • Derivationally related forms: ↑slatternly (for: ↑slattern) • Hypernyms: ↑ …

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  • 3slovenly — slov|en|ly [ˈslʌvənli] adj [Date: 1500 1600; Origin: sloven dirty messy person (15 21 centuries), probably from Flemish sloovin woman of bad character ] lazy, untidy, and careless ▪ slovenly habits ▪ a large slovenly woman ▪ a slovenly way of… …

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  • 4slut — c.1400, a dirty, slovenly, or untidy woman, probably cognate with dialectal Ger. Schlutt slovenly woman, dialectal Swed. slata idle woman, slut, and Du. slodder slut, but the ultimate origin is doubtful. Chaucer uses sluttish (late 14c.) in… …

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  • 5slob — noun Etymology: Irish slab mud, ooze, slovenly person Date: 1861 1. a slovenly or boorish person 2. an ordinary person < just some poor slob > • slobbish adjective • slobby adjective …

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  • 6Ōita dialect — A sign that uses Ōita ben Ōita dialect, or Ōita ben, is a dialect of Japanese spoken in Ōita Prefecture in Kyushu, Japan. Even within the prefecture, regional differences are still prevalent; for example, vocabulary within the Hita and Nakatsu&#8230; …

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  • 7shlep — 1. noun a) A difficult journey. b) A sloppy or slovenly person. 2. verb a) To lug or …

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  • 8slob — noun 1》 Brit. informal a lazy and slovenly person. 2》 Irish muddy land. verb Brit. informal behave in a lazy and slovenly manner. Derivatives slobbish adjective slobbishness noun slobby adjective …

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  • 9slob — informal ► NOUN ▪ a lazy and slovenly person. ► VERB ▪ behave in a lazy and slovenly manner. DERIVATIVES slobbish adjective slobby adjective. ORIGIN Irish slab mud …

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  • 10slobbish — slob informal ► NOUN ▪ a lazy and slovenly person. ► VERB ▪ behave in a lazy and slovenly manner. DERIVATIVES slobbish adjective slobby adjective. ORIGIN Irish slab mud …

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