Derogatory term for people, particularly women, judged for their sexual choices; originally meant an untidy person.
From Middle English, possibly from Old Norse 'slútr' meaning 'slovenly' or 'dirty.' Originally meant an unkempt or messy person, only later acquiring sexual connotations.
The word 'slut' completely changed meaning over centuries—in medieval times it just meant someone with bad housekeeping, but by the 1800s it became a term to control women's sexuality; words are weapons that change based on power.
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