sluttiness
sluttiness Lexical Profile
sluttiness Game Scores & Validity
• noun
The quality or state of being sexually promiscuous or provocative in manner or dress (usually used disparagingly).
"The sociological study examined how double standards in media often label female assertiveness as sluttiness."
The state or quality of being slovenly, untidy, or dirty in appearance or housekeeping (now archaic).
"In seventeenth-century household manuals, domestic sluttiness was frequently criticized as a sign of poor management."
Word Nuance & Usage
In contemporary usage, this term is strongly derogatory and sexist when directed at someone's sexual behavior, though it has occasionally been reclaimed in feminist or sex-positive discourse. The older sense referring to domestic untidiness or slovenliness is now largely archaic.
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