slut's wool

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slut's wool

/slʌts wʊl/ US, UK

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From slut (“a slovenly, untidy person (archaic)”) + -'s + wool.

noun

idiomatic, slang, uncountable Accumulated dust, fluff, hair, etc., that tends to occur indoors in areas that are not regularly dusted, such as under heavy furniture. There have been a great many things to be seen to, in order to make everything cosy, since Mr. Walsh had developed bachelor's habits after the death of his first wife, and some things had become none too savoury. I had a large array of cobwebs and hanks of slut's wool to sweep out from under the bed
Similar: dust bunny, house moss

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@misc{slut_s_wool_2026,
  title = {slut's wool},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/slut's%20wool},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}