Draggletail

/ˈdræɡəlˌteɪl/ noun

Definition

A person, especially a woman, who is untidy or slovenly in appearance; someone whose clothes or dress drag and become muddy.

Etymology

Compound of 'draggle' (to trail muddily) and 'tail,' literally describing someone whose tail or garment drags. This 17th-century term was particularly used as a derisive insult.

Kelly Says

In the 1600s-1700s, 'draggletail' was a cutting insult that combined fashion judgment with moral criticism—showing how what you wore literally announced your character. It's why we still use clothing metaphorically to judge people.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
እንደ አንድ Tails
en-deh a-nd Tails
ARالعربية
ذيل متسخ
dhi-il mat-tasakh
BNবাংলা
চিকচিকাiled
chi-chi-ka-iled
CACatalà
cua rovellat
kwaa ro-ve-lat
CSČeština
špinavý ocas
shpee-nav-ee oh-cass
DADansk
sløve hale
sloe-veh ha-leh
DEDeutsch
schmutzige Schnauze
shmoot-zi-guh shnow-tzeh
ELΕλληνικά
μαλλιασμένη ουρά
mal-lee-ah-s-men-eh oo-rah
ESEspañol
cola raída
koh-la rye-dah
FAفارسی
دم لرزان
dam la-zan
FISuomi
liukki häntä
liuk-ki hen-ta
FRFrançais
queue ratée
kwe rat-ay
GUGU
પાટીયું પૂંછડી
pa-tee-yum poo-nch-dee
HAHA
gashin gashin
ga-shin ga-shin
HEעברית
זנב מלוכלך
zenav me-lo-khekh
HIहिन्दी
धुँधली पूँछ
dhu-ndhali poo-nch
HUMagyar
rongyos fark
ron-yos fark
IDBahasa Indonesia
ekor lusuh
e-kor loo-soh
IGIG
akwụkwọ ụkwụ
ak-wuk-wọ uk-wụ
ITItaliano
coda trascinata
koh-dah trahs-chee-nah-tah
JA日本語
ぼろぼろの尻尾
boro-boro no shiri-bi
KKKK
қырсық жұп
kyr-syk jo-p
KMKM
ពាក្យ ខ្លា
pea-kya kh-la
KO한국어
흐트러진 꼬리
heo-tteo-jin kko-ri
MRMR
चिखळी कोंड
chi-khal-ee kon-d
MSBahasa Melayu
ekor lusuh
e-kor loo-soh
MYမြန်မာ
ကျောက်ကျောက် ဘူး
chaw-kya-chaw boo
NLNederlands
slordige staart
sloor-dee sta-art
NONorsk
sløve hale
sloe-veh ha-leh
PAPA
ਕੁੜ੍ਹੇ ਟੇਲ
kur-reh teh-l
PLPolski
brudny ogon
brood-nee oh-gon
PTPortuguês
rabo bagunçado
rah-boh bah-goohn-sah-doo
RORomână
coada murdară
koh-ah-da moo-da-rah
RUРусский
запущенная хвост
za-poo-she-naya kho-vest
SVSvenska
slöka svans
sloe-kah svans
SWKiswahili
mkia chafu
m-kia cha-foo
TAதமிழ்
சாருடன் வாலி
sa-ru-tan va-li
TEతెలుగు
బిగుసుకున్న ουర
bi-gu-su-kun-na oo-ra
THไทย
หางขี้เหร่
haang kee-reh
TLTL
mababaw na buntot
ma-ba-baw na bun-tot
TRTürkçe
dağınık kuyruk
dah-nin-ik koy-ruk
UKУкраїнська
забруднена хвіст
zabrud-ne-na khvist
URاردو
چھوٹا دم
cho-ta dam
VITiếng Việt
đuôi lôi thôi
dwoh-i lo-i thoi
YOYO
ẹ̀kọ̀ ẹ̀kọ̀
eh-ko eh-ko
ZH中文
蓬头垢面
péng tóu ào miàn
ZUZU
umgubo we-ncinci
oom-goo-boh we-n-cin-ci

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