Slapper

[Sqad]

There seems to be some confusion on AB as to the term..."Slapper."
pastafreak has given us the dictionary which implies sexual promiscuity, but that is not my definition necessarily.

Sqad's definition:
A woman, mainly in her twenties or indeed may extend in to her 30's and less likely in her 40's who's dress is "suggestive, hair, mainly blonde but could be any colour, heavy on the make-up, cheap perfume plastered in tattoos.
Language, basic, nouveau riche or "cool" with a degree of commonness.....in the old days described as a "tart" which has now fallen into obscurity and replaced by some as "slapper."

I hope this has helped to clear up the ambiguity.

[Rockrose]

Nope my understanding is the same as pastas.

[murraymints]

lol..you missed white stilettos..chewing gum and monster eyebrows ! innit !!

[Sqad]

murray...it is white stilettos with NO stockings.

Rockrose.....fine... I have no problem with that.

[jackthehat]

Nope.
You are the one in error, sqad.
Slapper has *always* denoted a woman of loose sexual morals.....and *tart* was pretty much the same.

[Old_Geezer]

Good to clear misunderstandings up.

For the record, I've only heard or read the word when used to relate to sexual promiscuity along with any appearance aspects. Until now that is.

[Sqad]

slapper
ˈslapə/Submit
noun
1.
BRITISHinformalderogatory
a promiscuous or vulgar woman.
2.
informal term for slap shot.

Note....OR vulgar woman and vulgarity is not necessarily associated with multiple sexual indiscretions.

[murraymints]

lol Sqad..and streaky fake tan !

[Neveracrossword]

Sqad, maybe ABers all know and use the definition in Chambers - 'a promiscuous woman (slang)'.

[Sqad]

neveracrossword.......I am sure that you are correct, hence my attempt at clarification.

[kvalidir]

I've hear it used both ways tbh but I would have gone personally if I use it t be someone sexually promiscuous who engages in meaningless and frequent sex without being too choosy about partners :)

[Eleena]

Regardless of origin, don’t you just hate these labels?

[pastafreak]

Oh lordy...that's some parts of Plymouth on a Friday night. Actually...pretty much any city. It's a style...probably picked up from TV and the media.
But...just because they look a certain way doesn't mean they behave that way. Looks and behaviour do not necessarily go hand in hand.

The origin of slapper is interesting...

https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/143996/why-are-promiscuous-women-known-as-slappers

[Sqad]

pasta...quite interesting, but I have tried to explain in a post above that vulgarity doesn't just refer to sexual excess and it may be describing, clothes, appearance and attitudes.

I am not asking you to understand my definition, but just to respect it.

[pastafreak]

I do respect it sqad. I just get curious as to what the "proper" or accepted usage is... particularly as it is a word not common in my brand of English (north American). ;)

[pastafreak]

...it took me a while to figure out "scrubber"...not heard much now, but was in the 80s when I arrived in the UK.

[dannyk13]

From Brewers:-
Slapper- A promiscuous woman, who has slapped make-up on her face as a rough and ready allure.

[douglas9401]

Different from 'the toon bike' then. :)

[Canary42]

Nice to see a thread which covers semantics from the outset. So many threads on other topics descend into semantics at the expense of the original subject. This one can't do that ;-)

[Sqad]

pasta ....I think that the American equivalent would be "***" or "***"..........don't quote me ;-)

In the UK , slapper and tart are basically synonymous.

[Sqad]

Sorry...the first is a female dog......b....
The second is.....i can't think of anything ;-)