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Recent Examples of Synonyms for slattern
Noun
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Told in a lingua franca of philosophy and academic jargon, Lucky’s speech has something to do with the collapse of reason and logic, and the futility of human progress, which is ultimately what tramps Estragon (Reeves) and Vladimir (Winter) are up against, too.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
17 Dec. 2025 -
As historian Kelly Lytle Hernández writes, one thing that stood in the way of this vision was the figure of the tramp.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
21 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The protagonist of A Love Story is a lover boy, a libertine, a gossip, a flirt.—
The Atlantic,
The Atlantic,
4 Dec. 2025
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The libertines will begin the film in suits.—
David Wingrave,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Oct. 2025
Noun
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How often has Matthau played this character, the lovable slob?—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
4 Nov. 2025
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The slob look just doesn’t work.—
Howie Carr,
Boston Herald,
15 Aug. 2025
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“Slattern.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slattern. Accessed 27 Jan. 2026.
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