Etymology

trapes

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Today it means: A slattern; an idle, sluttish, or untidy woman. Full definition →

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trapes · verb, noun1

Obscure, as is common among colloquialisms. OED mentions possible association with Dutch trappen (“to tread or stamp the foot”), but objects that the connection is unconvincing.

trapes · noun2

See trape.

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