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DictionarytrampPromiscuous person
noun

tramp

An insulting term for a person considered sexually promiscuous.

She objects when her classmates call her a tramp.

Etymology
trampenMiddle Low Germanto stamp

Tramp first named a wandering person. The sexual insult developed as a disparaging extension, especially directed at women judged to violate social expectations.

More examples

  • He unfairly calls his ex a tramp for dating again.
  • "Having several partners doesn't make someone a tramp," she says.
  • The article condemns the practice of labeling sexually active women as tramps.

Forms

tramp · tramps

Similar words

slut
A more explicitly sexual insult, usually directed at women.