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Etymology

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From шля́ться (šljátʹsja, to gad about, hang around, gallivant, hang about).

For semantic parallels, compare блядь (bljadʹ), блудни́ца (bludníca) (also Bulgarian блудни́ца (bludníca)) related to блуд (blud), блуди́ть (bludítʹ), блужда́ть (bluždátʹ), потаску́ха (potaskúxa) related to таска́ть (taskátʹ), таска́ться (taskátʹsja), Czech běhna (tramp, floozie (promiscuous woman)), poběhlice related to běhat, Russian бе́гать (bégatʹ), бег (beg).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈʂlʲuxə]
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Noun

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шлю́ха (šljúxaf anim (genitive шлю́хи, nominative plural шлю́хи, genitive plural шлюх)

  1. (highly vulgar, invective) slut, whore, trollop, strumpet, streetwalker
    Synonyms: ку́рва (kúrva), проститу́тка (prostitútka)

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References

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  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “шлюха”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
  • Chernykh, P. Ja. (1993) “шляться”, in Историко-этимологический словарь русского языка [Historical-Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), 3rd edition, volume 2 (панцирь – ящур), Moscow: Russian Lang., →ISBN, page 418