Schlampe

German

Alternative forms

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈʃlampə/
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Noun

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  1. (derogatory) unkempt woman, one who is lazy in grooming her body or her domestic environment
    • 1918, Hugo Ball, Flametti‎:
      “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!”
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  2. (vulgar, derogatory) sexually promiscuous woman, slut
    • 1914, Johannes R. Becher, “Päan des Aufruhrs”, in Verfall und Triumph:
      Ihr Hurenvölker, Metzen, aller Länder Schlampen! / Die euch zermalmt, steinerne Flut, sie naht.
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Declension

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