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单词 trampy
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trampyadj.adv.

Brit. /ˈtrampi/, U.S. /ˈtræmpi/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: tramp n.1, -y suffix1.
Etymology: < tramp n.1 + -y suffix1. Compare earlier trampish adj. at tramp n.1 Derivatives.
1. Of or relating to a tramp or vagrant; characteristic of a tramp; unkempt, scruffy. Cf. tramp n.1 4a.
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1897 Los Angeles Times 27 June 15/2 Will's tramp character has never been surpassed, and it is seldom, too, that as trampy a tramp is associated with so winsome a little soubrette as Miss Loretto.
1961 Reno (Nevada) Evening Gaz. 13 Sept. 9/2 He has dinner here regularly and often brings some stumblebum or trampy bar-fly.
1988 S. Rushdie Satanic Verses iii. v. 200 People were clearing a space around Gibreel, the wild man in an outsize overcoat and trampy hat.
2002 Sunday Herald (Glasgow) (Nexis) 8 Sept. 5 Considering Williams's past experience—pipped at the post by trampy balladeer Badly Drawn Boy—who does she reckon will collect the award this time round?
2. Chiefly of a woman: sexually promiscuous, tarty; disreputable. Also occasionally as adv. Cf. tramp n.1 4b.
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society > morality > moral evil > licentiousness > unchastity > [adjective] > unchaste or sexually compliant (of women)
strumpeta1382
jadish1573
comingc1576
short heeled1591
loose in the hilts1598
loose-legged1598
loose-tailed1598
light-tailed1600
overscutched1600
stuprous1603
light-skirted1607
brothelly1608
light-heeled1611
wagtailed1648
loose-hilteda1652
feather-heeleda1674
loose-gowneda1717
frank1744
shake-tail1782
(a woman) of a certain description1803
hetaeric1868
round-heeled1926
floozy?1930
trampy1944
slack1951
slaggy1973
1944 L. Bacall in Los Angeles Times 10 Dec. iii. 2/2 She's—well, not trampy; but an honest slut.
1958 Nevada State Jrnl. 16 May 10/4 After thirty years of married life my husband started to chase some trampy young girl who works at a drive-in.
1974 Times 14 June 10/6 Goldie Hawn..is Lou Jean, pretty, charming, trampy, unstable, wilful.
1983 A. Walker Color Purple 9 He beat me for dressing trampy.
2002 Sunday Telegram (Worcester, Mass.) (Nexis) 15 Dec. l4 This vampy, trampy track serves up Anderson as a liquored-up, sex-starved, sex kitten.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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