TROLLOP


Meaning of TROLLOP in English

I. ˈträləp noun

( -s )

Etymology: probably irregular from German dialect trolle trollop, prostitute, from Middle High German trulle prostitute, mistress — more at trull

1.

a. : an unkempt slovenly woman : slattern

b. : a woman of loose morals : wanton

c. Midland : a dissatisfied restless woman

2. : something that dangles or drags untidily : a straggly mass

a trollop of soldiery … out-of-step, blurred and miserable — Bruce Marshall

II. intransitive verb

( -ed/-ing/-s )

1. : to work, walk, or act in a sluggish or slovenly manner : slouch along : slump

2. chiefly Scotland : to dangle or hang soggily : become bedraggled

3. : to behave like a trollop : display a wanton manner

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