The definition of slut

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Slut is generally a term for a someone, especially a woman or girl, who is considered to have loose sexual morals or who is sexually promiscuous. The first recorded use of the word was a reference to a man, in Geoffrey Chaucer 's The Canterbury Tales , in which he is referring to the man's untidy appearance. Slut-shaming is a related term, referring to the act of drawing attention to a person's promiscuous behavior for the purpose of shaming them socially. From the late 20th century, there have been attempts to reclaim the word, exemplified by various SlutWalk parades, and some individuals embrace the title as a source of pride.

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Although the act of slut-shaming is not exclusive to either gender, females of every age -- from girls to adults -- often engage in slut-shaming to put down or express contempt for another female. Slut-shaming is often associated with "mean girl" behavior but is not restricted to that age group. A slut-shaming story from a personal blog illustrates how this practice can happen in the unlikeliest of settings:. Slut shaming entered the public consciousness in due to two separate events: the suicide of Phoebe Prince , a high school student who was so humiliated by her classmates that she hanged herself; and the midterm election in which two Congressional candidates, Christine O'Donnell, and Krystal Ball, were attacked by the website Gawker which published an anonymous tell-all about a night spent with O'Donnell and candid photos of Ball at a Christmas party posing with sex toys.