trollops
əp noun
1.
an immoral or promiscuous woman, especially a prostitute.
2.
an untidy or slovenly woman; slattern.
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trollop (ˈtrɒləp) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a promiscuous woman, esp a prostitute |
| 2. | an untidy woman; slattern |
| [C17: perhaps from German dialect Trolle prostitute; perhaps related to | |
| trollopy | |
| —adj | |
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Trollops
is always a great word to know.
So is flibbertigibbet. Does it mean:
| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
| a chattering or flighty, light-headed person. |
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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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