Slatternly vs Wallop - What's the difference?
slatternly | wallop |
Appropriate to or characteristic of a slattern.
*1886 , (Robert Louis Stevenson), (Strange Case Of Dr Jekyll And Mr Hyde)
*:The dismal quarter of Soho seen under these changing glimpses, with its muddy ways, and slatternly passengers, and its lamps, which had never been extinguished or had been kindled afresh to combat this mournful reinvasion of darkness, seemed, in the lawyer's eyes, like a district of some city in a nightmare.
A heavy blow, punch.
A person's ability to throw such punches.
An emotional impact, psychological force.
A thrill, emotionally excited reaction.
(slang) anything produced by a process that involves boiling; Beer, tea, whitewash.
* 1949 , ,
(archaic) A thick piece of fat.
(UK, Scotland, dialect) A quick rolling movement; a gallop.
To rush hastily
To flounder, wallow
To boil with a continued bubbling or heaving and rolling, with noise.
To strike heavily, thrash soundly.
To trounce, beat by a wide margin.
To wrap up temporarily.
To move in a rolling, cumbersome manner; to waddle.
To be slatternly.
As a adjective slatternly
is appropriate to or characteristic of a slattern.As a adverb slatternly
is in a slatternly manner.As a noun wallop is
a heavy blow, punch.As a verb wallop is
to rush hastily or wallop can be (internet) to write a message to all operators on an internet relay chat server.slatternly
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Adjective
(en adjective)wallop
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Etymology 1
From (etyl) . Compare the doublet gallop.Noun
(en noun)- "You're a gent," said the other, straightening his shoulders again. He appeared not to have noticed Winston's blue overalls. "Pint!" he added aggressively to the barman. "Pint of wallop ."
Derived terms
* (beer) codswallopVerb
(wallopp)- (Brockett)
- (Halliwell)
- (Halliwell)
