Slut
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| - | '''Slut''' is a [[pejorative]] term for a person (usually female) who is more sexually [[promiscuity|promiscuous]] than is socially acceptable. The term has traditionally been applied to women and is generally used as an [[insult]] or offensive term of disparagement. Slut has also been [[reclaiming|reclaimed]] as a [[slang]] term in the [[BDSM]], [[polyamory|polyamorous]] and [[LGBT|gay and bisexual]] communities. It may be used by the person concerned as an expression of [[pride]] in their [[status]], or as an expression of [[envy|enviousness]] in the "success rate" of others. The term is not interchangeable with [[whore]] or [[prostitute]] as those terms denote a person who engages in sex for money. | + | '''Slut''' is a [[pejorative]] term for a person (usually [[female]]) who is more sexually [[promiscuity|promiscuous]] than is [[socially acceptable]]. The term has traditionally been applied to women and is generally used as an [[insult]] or offensive term of disparagement. Slut has also been [[reclaiming|reclaimed]] as a [[slang]] term in the [[BDSM]], [[polyamory|polyamorous]] and [[LGBT|gay and bisexual]] communities. It may be used by the person concerned as an expression of [[pride]] in their [[status]], or as an expression of [[envy|enviousness]] in the "success rate" of others. The term is not interchangeable with [[whore]] or [[prostitute]] as those terms denote a person who engages in [[sex for money]]. |
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Slut is a pejorative term for a person (usually female) who is more sexually promiscuous than is socially acceptable. The term has traditionally been applied to women and is generally used as an insult or offensive term of disparagement. Slut has also been reclaimed as a slang term in the BDSM, polyamorous and gay and bisexual communities. It may be used by the person concerned as an expression of pride in their status, or as an expression of enviousness in the "success rate" of others. The term is not interchangeable with whore or prostitute as those terms denote a person who engages in sex for money.
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