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trollopn. Origin: Of uncertain origin. Etymons: trull n., troll v., an element of uncertain origin. Etymology: Origin uncertain. Perhaps < either trull n. (compare forms at that entry) or its likely etymon troll v. + a second element of uncertain identity and origin. With the possible semantic motivation for derivation ultimately from a verb with the sense ‘to stroll, saunter, walk aimlessly’, compare traipse n., which has a similar ranɡe of senses. Compare also earlier trully n. and later trolly n.2The ending may represent an extension of expressive origin; perhaps compare e.g. lollop v., dollop n., collop n.1, ballop n., etc. With the β. forms in -s perhaps compare formations in -s suffix2 (as e.g. mops n.1, mawks n., etc.). For possible evidence of earlier currency compare the following use of trouleppe as the name of a female horse:1542 Will in Sussex Archaeol. Coll. (1850) 3 115 To Wyllm. Donet, my son, a bay geldyng and a mare called trouleppe. 1. society > morality > moral evil > licentiousness > unchastity > [noun] > sexual indulgence > unchaste behaviour of woman > unchaste or loose woman 1615 G. Wither sig. C6 Such wide-mouth'd Trollops that 'twould doe you good To heare their loud loud Ecchoes teare the wood. 1621 R. Brathwait 18 A Matron full of zeale,..I must confesse it was the Parsons wife, A lusty Trolops I may say to you. 1675 C. Cotton 55 Hitherto hast ever yet Had either so much Grace, or Wit, Manners, or Shame, or altogether, As not to bring thy Trollops hither. a1700 in (1904) Sept. 327 Many rayleing opprobrious Speeches & Invectives against the said Elizabeth, calling her Tripe & Trallop. 1725 13 Mar. 1/2 All the Way from Newgate to Tyburn, is one continued Fair, for Whores and Rogues... Here Trollops..may pick up Sweethearts of the same Politeness. 1742 H. Fielding I. i. vii. 40 That impudent Trollop, who is with Child by you. View more context for this quotation 1758 C. Lennox I. ii. xiv. 239 Insolent trollop,..you saucy, impudent, audacious hussy:..—I am a woman of breeding; I am none of your beggarly quality. 1841 S. Warren II. iii. 60 Nasty wretch! A little trollop! It makes one sick to hear of her! 1922 H. R. Haggard i. vi. 102 The men..were still feasting in the inn with their wharfside trollops. 1965 1 July 8/1 She's..carrying on like a cheap trollop right under the family's nose. 2007 G. Hansen xi. 228 Dressed like a painted trollop,..knockers hanging outta yer halter top and yer knickers on display! the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > dirtiness > dirty person > [noun] > woman or girl 1753 J. Collier i. ii. 59 If she fails, in the least particular, of nicety in dress..: load her with the names of trollop, slattern, slut, dirty beast. 1830 W. Carleton I. 169 Sally's a lazy trollop,..that never does one hand's turn that she can help, but sits over the fire from morning till night, making birds' nests in the ashes. 1887 A. Jessopp vii. 210 The husband of a dirty trollop who can neither cook nor sew. 1905 T. Stephenson in VI. 244/1 [North Yorkshire] She's a mucky trollop. 1911 26 Dec. 2/7 There is a trollop of a maid tae, wi' no cap or apron. 1940 8 Nov. 10/1 There are rags of curtains at the windows, which..haven't been cleaned for years. But what else could you expect from a dirty trollop like Jean Anderson. the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile fabric or an article of textile fabric > textile fabric > [noun] > piece of > rag > a rag a1843 J. Stewart (1857) 65 The chackit daidle, or bit brattie, That hings in trollops on your dawtie. 1866 W. Gregor (Philol. Soc.) 199 His kilt wiz a' in trollops. 1882 (new ed.) Trollop, a large, unseemly, straggling mass of anything. 1930 N. Shepherd (2010) ii. 26 On her head sat a piece of curious finery that had been once a hat and from it dangled a trallop of dingy veiling. 1955 W. P. Milne xx. 187 A lang trallop o' a fite dud. 1990 S. Blackhall 5 Fite treelips o hair treetled doon frae aneth a velveteen bunnet. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2020; most recently modified version published online March 2022). trollopv. Brit.  /ˈtrɒləp/, U.S. /ˈtrɑləp/, New Zealand English /ˈtrɒləp/, Scottish English /ˈtrɔləp/, Irish English /ˈtrɑləp/Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: trollop n. Etymology: < trollop n. Compare earlier trolloping adj. 1. colloquial. the world > movement > progressive motion > walking > walk, tread, or step [verb (intransitive)] > walk awkwardly society > travel > aspects of travel > going on foot > go on foot [verb (intransitive)] > leisurely or idly society > travel > aspects of travel > going on foot > traverse on foot [verb (transitive)] > laboriously or aimlessly a1745 J. Swift Cantata in (1746) VIII. (end matter) Fly, fly above above the Sky..Gambling, Trolloping, Lolloping, Galloping. 1758 Dec. 668/2 She was so untowardly and aukward, that..he might find her trolloping about in some country place amongst boors and boobies. 1842 May 357 Their misnamed governess was trolloping through all the bye-lanes in town. 1864 Aug. 150/1 Do you mean to go trolloping about the country, like a couple of she Don Quixotes? 1897 S. R. Crockett v. 68 A lank, hobbledehoy gooseherd who came trolloping along a path. 1902 20 Dec. 10/3 You've traipsed and trolloped until I bet you can gulp down all the vitties on the place. 1969 J. Kirkup v. iv. 212 Women in long, full, dark dresses trolloping along bearing big metal basins of tomatoes on their heads. 1996 (Nexis) 8 Jan. 71 Did he just feel silly trolloping around the country at his age and decide to go home? 2011 K. Makris 101 The children get along famously, trolloping through the mud flats at low tide. 1903 W. H. H. Chambers tr. M. Gorky In Depths iii, in A. E. Bates XVIII. 333 My wife had been trolloping with my workman... He and my wife got so intimate that I expected every day to be poisoned. 1944 T. Caldwell (1974) iii. 382 You are my sister, you know. If you were going to trollop around, I wanted to..keep you from getting hurt. 1996 S. Fulwood viii. 162 A procession of bare-breasted women danced and trolloped in a series of sexually suggestive skits. 2002 C. Kelly (2006) 190 We're trying to keep you away from men. You're supposed to be working on your final-year collection, not trolloping around like a ho. 2005 K. Adshead 44 Trolloping about near naked Letting your titties jiggle. 1842 2 Sept. An officer going through the streets, with a long white feather trolloping in his hat. 1853 30 Mar. The wide Turkish trowsers..were loaded with yellow mud until they were dragged down over the shoes, trolloping around her heels. 1866 W. Gregor (Philol. Soc.) 199 The bairn cam in ass caul's geal, wee'ts frockie a' trollopin' aboot it's leggies. 1899 22 Sept. 5/1 How can any girl be expected to play well with long skirts trolloping about her feet. 1955 B. Kiely v. 213 One tail of his gown escaped from a jacket pocket to trollop around his feet. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2020; most recently modified version published online March 2022). <  n.1615 v.a1745 |