ˈslət, usu -əd.+V noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English slutte; probably akin to German dialect schlote slut, Swedish dialect slåta slattern, Dutch slodder slovenly person, slut — more at slattern
1. : a lazy, careless, or slovenly woman : slattern
that slut of a housekeeper — Margaret Kennedy
2.
a. : a lewd or dissolute woman ; especially : prostitute
outrageously made up, her cheeks rouged to the eyes … she looked more of a slut than any woman there — W.S.Maugham
b. : a saucy or brazen girl : hussy , minx
never knew any of these forward sluts come to good — Henry Fielding
a whimsical slut … who is off in peals of wanton laughter — D.B.Dodson
c. : a servant girl : maid
a most admirable slut — Samuel Pepys
3. : a female dog : bitch
4. dialect : a rude lamp or candle ; especially : one made from a grease-soaked rag