The meaning of the word “slut”
Submitted on September 14, 2011
The Halifax SlutWalk seeks to shift the blame of sexual assaults from the victim to the perpetrator
Slut or slattern is a pejorative term applied to an individual who is considered to have loose sexual morals or who is sexually promiscuous. The term is generally applied to women and is an insult or offensive term of disparagement, meaning “dirty of slovenly.”
—Oxford English Dictionary
