trollop
To act in a sluggish or slovenly mannerTo act in a sluggish or slovenly manner
» He left me for that trollop that lives across the street.
Meaning
4 sensesTo act in a sluggish or slovenly manner
(Scotland)To dangle soggily: become bedraggled
To behave like a trollop
Of a horse: to move with a gait between a trot and a gallop; to canter.
Examples
2 sentencesHe left me for that trollop that lives across the street.
"You're a fool!" he lashed bitterly, "a fool, and a liar, and the kind of trollop who'll run a murderer's errands!"
Origin
Origin uncertain; apparently connected with the Middle English trollen (“to go about, stroOrigin uncertain; apparently connected with the Middle English trollen (“to go about, stroll, roll from side to side”). Ostensibly influenced, if not derived, in some way by a word from Old Norse trǫll (“troll, witch, mage, monster, etc.”).
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Forms
trollops, trolloping, trolloped, trollopedSynonyms
1 synonymsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle