# Names of things that became derogatory

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**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [September 1, 2015, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/names-of-things-that-became-derogatory/729616 "2015-09-01T15:49:32Z")\
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**Author:** ![Steken](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e274bd/32.png) [@Steken](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Steken)\
**Post date:** [September 4, 2015, 8:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/names-of-things-that-became-derogatory/729616/21 "2015-09-04T08:55:21Z")

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[Slut.](https://books.google.dk/books?id=9xAsYIjMXsIC&pg=PA175&lpg=PA175&dq=laurence+sterne+slut&source=bl&ots=DrB_3Uekxf&sig=2fVKw4V3cgOPALA_qN-kV1m3QuY&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0CEoQ6AEwCGoVChMIlcGyx4DdxwIVg5MsCh0C7AE9#v=onepage&q=laurence%20sterne%20slut&f=false)

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**Author:** ![Penfeather](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/penfeather/32/384_2.png) [@Penfeather](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Penfeather)\
**Post date:** [September 4, 2015, 12:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/names-of-things-that-became-derogatory/729616/22 "2015-09-04T12:01:27Z")

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Shambles.

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