German

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Etymology

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Related to Middle High German schlampen (cp. Bavarian schlàmpen (Tirolisch), schlampen (Bayerisch), schlumpen (Bayerisch)). Cognate to English schlump.

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  • IPA(key): /ˈʃlampə/
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Noun

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Schlampe f (genitive Schlampe, plural Schlampen, diminutive Schlämpchen n, masculine Schlamperich or Schlamper)

  1. (derogatory) unkempt woman, one who is lazy in grooming her body or her domestic environment
    • 1918, Hugo Ball, Flametti[1]:
      “Her damit!” schrie Jenny und riß es ihr aus der Hand. “Wo kommt dieser Fleck her?”
      “Theres!” jammerte sie, “diese Schlampen haben mir das ganze Handtuch eingeschmiert!”
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
  2. (vulgar, derogatory) sexually promiscuous woman, slut

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