Definition of "slut" [slut]

• A person, especially a woman, considered sexually promiscuous. (noun)
• A woman prostitute. (noun)
• A slovenly woman; a slattern. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "But the term slut is now sexualised to mean promiscuous woman."
• "But, eased by Facebook and Twitter and the overuse of the term "slut", which the media adores for obvious reasons, the movement has spawned satellite SlutWalks."
• "The focus on "reclaiming" the word slut fails to address the real issue."