sloven

Meaning

1. A habitually dirty or untidy man or boy; the male equivalent of slattern, or slut.
2. A low, base, lewd person.
3. (obsolete) An immoral woman.

Synonyms

slob

slattern

pig

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slut

slovenly person

slovenly

trollop

uncultivated

untrained

untidy person

draggle-tail

sloppy individual

drab

slammakin

heel

jerk

scruff

sleet

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈslʌvən/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: sloveyn

In summary

From Middle English sloveyn, from Middle Flemish sloovin (“a scold”). Related to Middle Dutch sloef (“untidy, shabby”), from Proto-Germanic *slup- + Old French -ain, from Latin -anus.