Non-feminist terms and their meanings

Terms and there meanings:
Slut (Slattern)
Noun
1.
2.
3.
A dirty, slovenly woman. / A Dirty, untidy woman
An immortal or dissolute woman; prostitute
A woman adultery
a. A person, especially a woman, considered sexually promiscuous
b. A woman prostitiute
4. A Slovenly woman; a slattern
1402, "a dirty, slovenly, or untidy woman," probably cognate with dialectal Ger. Schlutt "slovenly woman," dialectal Swed. slata
"idle woman, slut," and Du. slodder "slut," but the ultimate origin is doubtful. Chaucer uses sluttish (c.1386) in ref. to the
appearance of an untidy man. Also "a kitchen maid, a drudge" (c.1450; hard pieces in a bread loaf from imperfect kneading were
called slut's pennies, 18c.). Meaning "woman of loose character, bold hussy" is attested from c.1450; playful use of the word,
without implication of loose morals, is attested from 1664.
"Our little girl Susan is a most admirable slut, and pleases us mightily." [Pepys, diary, Feb. 21, 1664]
Sometimes used 19c. as a euphemism for bitch to describe a female dog. There is a group of North Sea Gmc. words in sl- that mean
"sloppy," and also "slovenly woman," and that tend to evolve toward "woman of loose morals" (cf. slattern, also Eng. dial.
slummock "a dirty, untidy, or slovenly person," 1861; M.Du. slore "a sluttish woman").
WHORE
Noun
A woman who engages in promiscuous sexual intercourse, usually for money; prostitute; harlot; strumpet.
Verb (Used without object)
To have to do with whores
compromise oneself for money or other gains; "She whored herself to Hollywood"
To act as a whore, work as a prostitute
To consort with whores.
Verb (Used with object)
Obsolete. to make a whore of; corrupt; debauch.
1. To have unlawful sexual intercourse; to practice lewdness.
2. To worship false and impure gods.
A woman who practices unlawful sexual commerce with men, especially one who prostitutes her body for hire; a prostitute; a harlot.
Synonym: Harlot, courtesan, prostitute, strumpet.
A prostitute.
A person considered sexually promiscuous.
A person considered as having compromised principles for personal gain.
intr.v. whored, whor·ing, whores
To associate or have sexual relations with prostitutes or a prostitute.
To accept payment in exchange for sexual relations.
To compromise one's principles for personal gain.
[Middle English hore, from Old English hōre; see kā- in Indo-European roots.]
Word History: Derivatives of Indo-European roots have often acquired starkly contrasting meanings. A prime example is the case of
the root *kā-, "to like, desire." From it was derived a stem *kāro-, from which came the prehistoric Common Germanic word
*hōraz with the underlying meaning "one who desires" and the effective meaning "adulterer." The feminine of this, *hōrōn-,
became hōre in Old English, the ancestor of Modern English whore. In another branch of the Indo-European family, the same stem
*kāro- produced the Latin word cārus, "dear." This word has several derivatives borrowed into English, including caress, cherish,
and charity, in Christian doctrine the highest form of love and the greatest of the theological virtues. · Another derivative of the root
*kā- in Indo-European was *kāmo-, a descendant of which is the Sanskrit word for "love," kāmaḥ, appearing in the name of the
most famous treatise on love and lovemaking, the Kamasutra.
whore (n.)
O.E. hore "prostitute, harlot," from P.Gmc. *khoraz (fem. *khoron-) "one who desires" (cf. O.N. hora "adulteress," Dan. hore,
Swed. hora, Du. hoer, O.H.G. huora "whore;" in Goth. only in the masc. hors "adulterer, fornicator," also as a verb, horinon
"commit adultery"), from PIE *qar-, a base that has produced words in other languages for "lover" (cf. L. carus "dear;" O.Ir. cara
"friend;" O.Pers. kama "desire;" Skt. Kama, name of the Hindu god of love, kamah "love, desire," the first element in Kama Sutra).
Whore itself is perhaps a Gmc. euphemism for a word that has not survived. Some equivalent words in other languages also derive
from sources not originally pejorative, e.g. perhaps O.Fr. pute, perhaps lit. "girl," fem. of V.L. *puttus (but perhaps rather from L.
putidus "stinking;" see poontang). Welsh putain "whore" is from O.Fr., probably via M.E. Cf. also Bohemian nevestka, dim. of
nevesta "bride." And Du. deern, Ger. dirne originally "girl, lass, wench." Among other languages, Gk. porne "prostitute" is related
to pernemi "sell," with an original notion, probably of a female slave sold for prostitution; L. meretrix is lit. "one who earns wages"
(source of Ir. mertrech, O.E. miltestre "whore, prostitute"). The vulgar Roman word was scortum, lit. "skin, hide." Another term was
lupa, lit. "she-wolf" (preserved in Sp. loba, It. lupa, Fr. louve; see wolf). And of course there was prostituta, lit, "placed in front,"
thus "publicly exposed," from the fem. pp. of prostituere (see prostitute). Another O.N. term was skækja, which yielded Dan. skøge,
Swed. sköka; probably from M.L.G. schoke, which is perhaps from schode "foreskin of a horse's penis," perhaps with the sense of
"skin" (cf. L. scortum) or perhaps via an intermediary sense of "vagina." Sp. ramera, Port. ramiera are from fem. form of ramero
"young bird of prey," lit. "little branch," from ramo "branch." Breton gast is cognate with Welsh gast "bitch," of uncertain origin.
Cf. also strumpet, harlot. O.C.S. ljubodejica is from ljuby dejati "fornicate," a compound from ljuby "love" + dejati "put, perform."
Rus. bljad "whore" derives from O.C.S. bladinica, from bladu "fornication." Pol. nierzadnica is lit. "disorderly woman." Skt. vecya
is a derivation of veca- "house, dwelling," especially "house of ill-repute, brothel." Another term, pumccali, means lit. "one who
runs after men." Avestan jahika is lit. "woman," but only of evil creatures; another term is kunairi, from pejorative prefix ku- + nairi
"woman." The wh- spelling became current 16c. A general term of abuse from at least 13c. Whore of Babylon is from Rev. xvii:1, 5,
etc.
Mongoloid - Mong
Adjective
1. characteristic of or resembling a Mongol; "the mongoloid epicanthic fold"
2. of or pertaining to or characteristic of one of the traditional racial division of humankind including
especially peoples of central and eastern Asia
3. of or relating to or suffering from Down syndrome;
Noun
1. A member of the Mongoloid race
2. A person suffering from Down Syndrome (no longer used technically in this sense)
The -oid racial terms are now often controversial in both technical and non-technical contexts and may
sometimes give offense no matter how they are used.[3] This is especially true of "Mongoloid" because it has
also been used as a synonym for persons with Down Syndrome, and in American English as a generic insult
meaning "idiot".[4] Contrarily to popular beliefs, Mongoloid refers to diverse ethnical groups, instead of a
homogenous group.
also mongoloid Offensive Of or relating to Down syndrome.
RETARD
–verb (used with object)
1. to make slow; delay the development or progress of (an action, process, etc.); hinder or impede.
Without
2. to be delayed
Slang: Disparaging.
3 a A mentally disabled person
B A person who is stupid, obtuse, or ineffective in so way
C A person considered to be foolish or socially inept.
SLAG
Verbal slang meaning "denigrate" is from 1971, from noun sense of "worthless person" (1788).
Noun - British slang. An abusive woman
[Origin: 1780–90; orig. an argot word for a worthless person or a thug; perh. identical with SLAG1 ]
TWAT
Noun
1.
2.
3.
4.
a man who is a stupid incompetent fool
obscene terms for female genitals / Vulgar slang for the vulva
Offensive & vulgar slang for a woman or girl.
1656, of unknown origin. A general term of abuse since 1920s.
The T-word occupies a special niche in literary history, however, thanks to a horrible mistake by Robert
Browning, who included it in 'Pippa Passes' (1841) without knowing its true meaning. 'The owls and
bats,/Cowls and twats,/Monks and nuns,/In a cloister's moods.' Poor Robert! He had been misled into
thinking the word meant 'hat' by its appearance in 'Vanity of Vanities,' a poem of 1660, containing the
treacherous lines: 'They'd talk't of his having a Cardinalls Hat,/They'd send him as soon an Old Nuns Twat.'
(There is a lesson here about not using words unless one is very sure of their meaning.) [Hugh Rawson,
"Wicked Words," 1989]
CUNT
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cunt
–noun Slang: Vulgar.
1.
the vulva or vagina.
2.
Disparaging and Offensive.
3.
a.
a woman.
b.
a contemptible person.
sexual intercourse with a woman.
[Origin: 1275–1325; ME cunte; c. ON kunta, OFris, MLG, MD kunte ]
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cunt
(kŭnt) Pronunciation Key
n. Vulgar Slang
1.
The female genital organs.
2.
Sexual intercourse with a woman.
3.
a.
Offensive Used as a disparaging term for a woman.
b.
Used as a disparaging term for a person one dislikes or finds extremely disagreeable.
[Middle English cunte.]
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cunt
"female intercrural foramen," or, as some 18c. writers refer to it, "the monosyllable," M.E. cunte "female
genitalia," akin to O.N. kunta, from P.Gmc. *kunton, of uncertain origin. Some suggest a link with L. cuneus
"wedge," others to PIE base *geu- "hollow place," still others to PIE *gwen-, root of queen and Gk. gyne
"woman." The form is similar to L. cunnus "female pudenda," which is likewise of disputed origin, perhaps lit.
"gash, slit," from PIE *sker- "to cut," or lit. "sheath," from PIE *kut-no-, from base *(s)keu- "to conceal, hide."
First known reference in Eng. is said to be c.1230 Oxford or London street name Gropecuntlane, presumably
a haunt of prostitutes. Avoided in public speech since 15c.; considered obscene since 17c. Du. cognate de
kont means "a bottom, an arse." Du. also has attractive poetic slang ways of expressing this part, such as
liefdesgrot, lit. "cave of love," and vleesroos "rose of flesh." Alternate form cunny is attested from c.1720 but is
certainly much earlier and forced a change in the pronunciation of coney (q.v.), but it was good for a pun
while coney was still the common word for "rabbit": "A pox upon your Christian cockatrices! They cry, like
poulterers' wive
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cunt
noun
1. a person (usually but not necessarily a woman) who is thoroughly disliked; "she said her son thought
Hillary was a bitch"
2. obscene terms for female genitals
LADY
–noun
1.
a woman who is refined, polite, and well-spoken: She may be poor and have little education, but she's a
real lady.
2.
a woman of high social position or economic class: She was born a lady and found it hard to adjust to
her reduced circumstances.
3.
any woman; female (sometimes used in combination): the lady who answered the phone; a saleslady.
4.
(Used in direct address: often offensive in the singular): Ladies and gentlemen, welcome. Lady, out of my
way, please.
5.
wife: The ambassador and his lady arrived late.
6.
Slang. a female lover or steady companion.
7.
(initial capital letter ) (in Great Britain) the proper title of any woman whose husband is higher in rank
than baronet or knight, or who is the daughter of a nobleman not lower than an earl (although the title is
given by courtesy also to the wives of baronets and knights).
8.
a woman who has proprietary rights or authority, as over a manor; female feudal superior. Compare LORD
(def. 4).
9.
(initial capital letter ) the Virgin Mary.
10. a woman who is the object of chivalrous devotion.
11. (usually initial capital letter )
a.
an attribute or abstraction personified as a woman; a designation of an allegorical figure as
feminine: Lady Fortune; Lady Virtue.
b.
a title prefixed to the name of a goddess: Lady Venus.
–adjective
12. Sometimes Offensive. being a lady; female: a lady reporter.
13. of a lady; ladylike; feminine.
—Related forms
la·dy·hood, noun
la·dy·ish, adjective
la·dy·ish·ly, adverb
la·dy·ish·ness, noun
la·dy·less, adjective
—Usage note In the meanings “refined, polite woman” and “woman of high social position” the noun LADY is
the parallel of gentleman. As forms of address, both nouns are used in the plural (Ladies and gentlemen,
thank you for your cooperation), but only LADY occurs in the singular. Except in chivalrous, literary, or similar
contexts (Lady, spurn me not), this singular is now usually perceived as rude or at least insensitive: Where do
you want the new air conditioner, lady? Although LADY is still found in phrases or compounds referring to
occupation or the like (cleaning lady; forelady; saleslady), this use seems to be diminishing. The use of LADY
as a modifier (lady doctor; lady artist) suggests that it is unusual to find a woman in the role specified. Many
women are offended by this use, and it too is becoming less common.
An approach that is increasingly followed is to avoid specifying the sex of the performer or practitioner.
Person or a sex-neutral term can be substituted for LADY, as cleaner for cleaning lady, supervisor for
forelady, and salesperson or salesclerk for saleslady. When circumstances make it relevant to specify sex,
woman not LADY is used, the parallel term being man: Men doctors outnumber women doctors on the
hospital staff by more than three to one. See also -PERSON, -WOMAN.
—Synonyms See WOMAN.
la·dy
(lā'dē) Pronunciation Key
n. pl. la·dies
1.
A well-mannered and considerate woman with high standards of proper behavior.
2.
a.
A woman regarded as proper and virtuous.
b.
A well-behaved young girl.
c.
A woman to whom a man is romantically attached.
d.
Informal A wife.
e.
Used as the title for the wife or widow of a knight or baronet.
f.
Used as a form of address for a marchioness, countess, viscountess, baroness, or baronetess.
g.
Used as a form of address for the wife or widow of a baron.
h.
Used as a courtesy title for the daughter of a duke, a marquis, or an earl.
i.
Used as a courtesy title for the wife of a younger son of a duke or marquis.
3.
A woman who is the head of a household.
4.
A woman, especially when spoken of or to in a polite way.
5.
6.
a.
A woman to whom a man is romantically attached.
b.
Informal A wife.
c.
Used as the title for the wife or widow of a knight or baronet.
d.
Used as a form of address for a marchioness, countess, viscountess, baroness, or baronetess.
e.
Used as a form of address for the wife or widow of a baron.
f.
Used as a courtesy title for the daughter of a duke, a marquis, or an earl.
g.
Used as a courtesy title for the wife of a younger son of a duke or marquis.
Lady Chiefly British A general feminine title of nobility and other rank, specifically:
a.
Used as the title for the wife or widow of a knight or baronet.
b.
Used as a form of address for a marchioness, countess, viscountess, baroness, or baronetess.
c.
Used as a form of address for the wife or widow of a baron.
d.
Used as a courtesy title for the daughter of a duke, a marquis, or an earl.
e.
Used as a courtesy title for the wife of a younger son of a duke or marquis.
7.
Lady The Virgin Mary. Usually used with Our.
8.
Slang Cocaine.
[Middle English, mistress of a household, from Old English hlǣfdige; see dheigh- in Indo-European roots.]
Usage Note: Lady is normally used as a parallel to gentleman to emphasize norms expected in polite society
or in situations requiring courtesies: Ladies and gentlemen, your attention please. I believe the lady in front
of the counter was here before me. The attributive use of lady, as in lady doctor, is offensive and outdated.
When the sex of the person is relevant, the preferred modifier is woman or female. Twice as many members
of the Usage Panel in our 1994 survey preferred female and male to woman and man as modifiers in the
sentence President Clinton interviewed both ______ and ______ candidates for the position of Attorney
General.
lady
M.E. lafdi, lavede, ladi, from O.E. hlæfdige "mistress of a household, wife of a lord," lit. "one who kneads
bread," from hlaf "bread" (see loaf) + -dige "maid," related to dæge "maker of dough" (see dey (1); also
compare lord). Not found outside Eng. except where borrowed from it. Sense of "woman of superior position
in society" is c.1205; "woman whose manners and sensibilities befit her for high rank in society" is from
1861 (ladylike in this sense is from 1586). Meaning "woman as an object of chivalrous love" is from c.1374.
Used commonly as an address to any woman since 1890s. Applied in O.E. to the Holy Virgin, hence many
extended usages in plant names, etc., from gen. sing. hlæfdigan, which in M.E. merged with the nom., so that
lady- often represents (Our) Lady's; e.g. ladybug (1699; cf. Ger. cognate Marienkäfer) which now is called
ladybird beetle (1704) in Britain, through aversion to the word bug, which there has overtones of sodomy.
Ladies' man first recorded 1784.
BITCH
bitch –noun
1.
a female dog.
2.
a female of canines generally.
3.
Slang.
4.
a.
a malicious, unpleasant, selfish person, esp. a woman.
b.
a lewd woman.
Slang.
a.
a complaint.
b.
anything difficult or unpleasant: The test was a bitch.
c.
anything memorable, esp. something exceptionally good: That last big party he threw was a real
bitch.
–verb (used without object)
5.
Slang. to complain; gripe: They bitched about the service, then about the bill.
–verb (used with object)
6.
Slang. to spoil; bungle (sometimes fol. by up): He bitched the job completely. You really bitched up this
math problem.
bitch
n.
1.
A female canine animal, especially a dog.
2.
Offensive
a.
A woman considered to be spiteful or
overbearing.
3.
4.
b.
A lewd woman.
c.
A man considered to be weak or contemptible.
Slang A complaint.
Slang Something very unpleasant or difficult.
v. bitched, bitch·ing, bitch·es Slang
v. intr.
To complain; grumble.
v. tr.
To botch; bungle. Often used with up.
bitch
O.E. bicce, probably from O.N. bikkjuna "female of the dog" (also fox, wolf, and occasionally other beasts), of
unknown origin. Grimm derives the O.N. word from Lapp pittja, but OED notes that "the converse is equally
possible." As a term of contempt applied to women, it dates from c.1400; of a man, c.1500, playfully, in the
sense of "dog." In modern (1990s, originally black English) slang, its use with ref. to a man is sexually
contemptuous, from the "woman" insult.
"BITCH. A she dog, or doggess; the most offensive appellation that can be given to an English woman, even
more provoking than that of whore." ["Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue," 1811]
The adj. bitchy "bad-tempered" (usually of females) is first attested 1925. The verb meaning "to complain" is
at least from 1930, perhaps from the sense in bitchy, perhaps influenced by the verb meaning "to bungle,
spoil," which is 1823. But bitched in this sense seems to echo M.E. bicched "cursed, bad," a general term of
opprobrium (e.g. Chaucer's bicched bones "(unlucky) dice"), which despite the hesitation of OED, seems
certainly to be a derivative of bitch. Insult son of a bitch is O.N. bikkju-sonr. Slang bitchen "good" is first
attested 1950s. Bitch-goddess coined 1906 by William James; the original one was success.
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bitch
noun
1. an unpleasant difficulty; "this problem is a real bitch"
2. a person (usually but not necessarily a woman) who is thoroughly disliked; "she said her son thought [that
woman] was a bitch" [syn: cunt]
3. informal terms for objecting; "I have a gripe about the service here" [syn: gripe]
4. female of any member of the dog family
verb
1. complain; "What was he hollering about?" [syn: gripe]
2. say mean things [syn: backbite]