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τσούλα
slut /tsuˈla/
nounB2#2192 most common
Also: tramp, hussy, clunker (slang for a beat-up car)
Example sentences
Αυτή είναι τσούλα.
She is a slut.
Όλοι λένε ότι είναι τσούλα.
Everyone says she is a slut.
Μη μιλάς έτσι, δεν είναι τσούλα.
Don't talk like that, she isn't a slut.
Την φώναξε τσούλα μπροστά σε όλους και εκείνη θύμωσε πολύ.
He called her a slut in front of everyone and she got very angry.
Στη γειτονιά την είχαν βγάλει τσούλα, αν και κανείς δεν ήξερε αν ίσχυε κάτι απ' όσα έλεγαν.
In the neighborhood they had branded her a slut, although no one knew if any of what they said was true.
Η λέξη «τσούλα» χρησιμοποιείται συχνά ως προσβολή, αν και κάποιες γυναίκες έχουν αρχίσει να την οικειοποιούνται ειρωνικά μεταξύ τους.
The word 'τσούλα' is often used as an insult, although some women have begun to reclaim it ironically among themselves.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | η τσούλα | οι τσούλες |
| Genitive | της τσούλας | των τσουλών |
| Accusative | την τσούλα | τις τσούλες |
| Vocative | τσούλα | τσούλες |
Word family
τσουλώto slide, drag, or roll along (colloquial)
τσούλημαthe act of sliding or dragging
τσουλήθραplayground slide
Etymology
Τσούλα is a modern colloquial coinage, not an inherited word from Ancient Greek. It appears tied to the verb τσουλώ (to slide, drag, or roll along), so the noun likely started as a term for someone who slides around, and shifted into a slur for a promiscuous woman. The ultimate origin of the τσουλ- root is disputed and may come from a Balkan substrate rather than Indo-European inheritance, so no secure earlier history exists beyond Modern Greek slang.
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