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trollop

noun
trol·​lop | \ ˈträ-ləp How to pronounce trollop (audio) \

Definition of trollop

: a vulgar or disreputable woman especially : one who engages in sex promiscuously or for money
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Synonyms for trollop

Synonyms

chippie (also chippy), doxy (also doxie), fancy woman, floozy (or floozie), hoochie [slang], hussy, Jezebel, minx, quean, tramp, wench

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Examples of trollop in a Sentence

in some countries a woman traveling alone was traditionally regarded as a trollop

First Known Use of trollop

1621, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for trollop

perhaps irregular from trull

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The first known use of trollop was in 1621

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