trollop

trollop

English

WOTD – 6 December 2015

Etymology

Origin uncertain; apparently connected with troll.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈtɹɒl.əp/

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• Rhymes: -ɒləp
• Hyphenation: trol‧lop

Noun

trollop (plural trollops)

1. A woman of a vulgar and discourteous disposition.
2. (derogatory) A strumpet; a whore.
   • 1936: Like the Phoenix by Anthony Bertram

     However, terrible as it may seem to the tall maiden sisters of J.P.'s in Queen Anne houses with walled vegetable gardens, this courtesan, strumpet, harlot, whore, punk, fille de joie, street-walker, this trollop, this trull, this baggage, this hussy, this drab, skit, rig, quean, mopsy, demirep, demimondaine, this wanton, this fornicatress, this doxy, this concubine, this frail sister, this poor Queenie--did actually solicit me, did actually say 'coming home to-night, dearie' and my soul was not blasted enough to call a policeman.

Usage notes

This term connotes a debasement of class or social standing.

Synonyms

See also Thesaurus:promiscuous woman

Translations

woman of a vulgar and discourteous disposition

Dutch: slet (nl) f French: pute (fr) f, salope (fr) f, garce (fr) f, roulure (fr) f, traînée (fr) f, morue (fr) f German: Schlampe (de) f, Hure (de) f Macedonian: ороспија f (oróspija), калаштура f (kaláštura), распуштеница f (raspušténica)

Russian: шлюха (ru) f (shlyukha) Scottish Gaelic: luid f Spanish: puta (es) f, golfa (es) f, ramera (es) f Swedish: slampa (sv) c

strumpet

Dutch: slet (nl) f, hoer (nl) f French: pute (fr) f, putain (fr) f, roulure (fr) f, morue (fr) f German: Hure (de) f, Dirne (de) f Italian: puttana (it) f, sgualdrina (it) f, battona (it) f, baldracca (it) f, squillo (it) f, peripatetica (it) f Macedonian: блудница f (blúdnica), курва f (kúrva)

Russian: шлю́ха (ru) f (šljúxa) Scottish Gaelic: luid f, sgliùrach f Spanish: puta (es) f, golfa (es) f, ramera (es) f Swedish: slinka (sv) c

Verb

trollop (third-person singular simple present trollops, present participle trolloping, simple past and past participle trolloped)

1. to act in a sluggish or slovenly manner
2. (Scotland) to dangle soggily: become bedraggled
3. to behave like a trollop
4. A gait performed by a horse which falls between a trot and a gallop. Also known as a canter.

Anagrams

• roll-top, rolltop