Definition of TROLLOP

trollop

Meanings

Plural: trollops

Noun

  • a dirty untidy woman
  • a woman adulterer
  • A strumpet; a whore.

Verb

  • to act in a sluggish or slovenly manner
  • to dangle soggily: become bedraggled
  • to behave like a trollop
  • Of a horse: to move with a gait between a trot and a gallop; to canter.

Origin / Etymology

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.”).

Synonyms

adulteress, fornicatress, harlotize, hussy, jade, loose woman, slattern, slovenly woman, slut, strumpet

Scrabble Score: 9

trollop is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
trollop is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
trollop is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 12

trollop is a valid Words With Friends word