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cover-slut

noun
/ˈkʌvɚslʌt/US/ˈkʌvəslʌt/UK

Etymology

From cover + slut (“slovenly, untidy person”).

  1. inherited from *slautijǭ✻ — “sleet, hail”
  2. inherited from *slautijā✻
  3. inherited from *slȳte✻ — “sleet”
  4. inherited from slutt
  5. compounded as cover-slut — “cover + slut”

Definitions

  1. An apron or pinafore, worn to hide slovenliness (such as dirt, stains, or tears) in the…

    An apron or pinafore, worn to hide slovenliness (such as dirt, stains, or tears) in the clothing beneath.

    • Nor let your women there appear / With dirty ſmock-ſleeves, foul head-geare, / With Cover-ſlut from Neck to Toe, / As Maids to morning Lectures go.

  2. Any surface appearance hiding something underneath.

    • Fie, madam, you'll ruin the sex! Husband, say ye? A mere thing—a cover-slut of custom!

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA