trollop
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trollop
- /ˈtɹɒl.əp/ UK
Rhymes with -ɒləp
Where it comes from
Origin uncertain; apparently connected with the Middle English trollen (“to go about, stroll, roll from side to side”). Ostensibly influenced, if not derived, in some way by a word from Old Norse trǫll (“troll, witch, mage, monster, etc.”).
noun trollops
- A strumpet; a whore. Many an unfortunate Tuppenny trollop has gone from the old hag's den to the special ward at Little Bay, but not before the fell disease of the harlotic slums has been spread broadcast among the reckless patrons.
verb trollops · trolloping · trolloped
- to act in a sluggish or slovenly manner
- to dangle soggily: become bedraggled
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to behave like a trollop
Similar: harlotize
- Of a horse: to move with a gait between a trot and a gallop; to canter.
Translations
Talk about this word "trollop." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/trollop. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. trollop. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/trollop "trollop." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/trollop.Cite this
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title = {trollop},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
