Slimmock
Pliable ; loose-jointed.
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Pliable ; loose-jointed. Cf. slammocky.
Joseph Wright, English Dialect Dictionary (1898–1905)
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- slammock74%
(UK, regional) A slattern or awkward person.
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A British regional dialect word for a slattern — a slovenly, untidy woman — or more broadly for an awkward, lumbering person. The word has a disapproving edge and is dialectal rather than mainstream slang. Found in older English dialect literature from the Midlands and northern counties.
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(dialectal) Loose-jointed, shambling.
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