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trollop

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trol·lop

   [trol-uhp]
–noun
1.
an immoral or promiscuous woman, esp. a prostitute.
2.
an untidy or slovenly woman; slattern.
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Origin:
1605–15; earlier trollops; perh. akin to troll1

—Related forms
trol·lop·y, adjective
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trollop (ˈtrɒləp) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
—n
1.  a promiscuous woman, esp a prostitute
2.  an untidy woman; slattern
 
[C17: perhaps from German dialect Trolle prostitute; perhaps related to trull]
 
trollopy
 
—adj

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trollop
1615, "slovenly woman," probably from troll (v.) in sense of "roll about, wallow."
"Many rayleing opprobrious Speeches and Invectives against the said Elizabeth, calling her Tripe and Trallop." [1682]
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