Slattern (noun)
slat-urn
A dirty, untidy woman.
Slatternly (adj)
I do so love this word, it feels so satisfying when rolling off the tongue; plus it’s always a good thing when someone doesn’t realise they’re being insulted.
Example sentences
“For someone so precise in her working life, at home she’s a slattern”
“The woman was a slattern, exiting the alley her lipstick awry.”
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