Origin of the term "slut" by Sara Pelletier

"Slut" is a pejorative word that we hear being thrown around entirely too often in modern day language. Although the origin is ultimately unknown, early use of the term is traced back to middle English language in the early 1400s to describe the appearance of an untidy man or untidiness. The definition of the word wasn't even used to describe promiscuous women until the early 1500s. Starting in the 1900s the word was not limited to one meaning. One of the meanings was even closer to what it is today, although the term still retained it's original meaning of untidiness. For example, garbage cans were even referred to as "slut holes." In this time it was also used to describe a female dog. Throughout time this term has become more and more offensive toward women especially. Nowadays "slut" has evolved to mean a woman who enjoys an amount of sex that is considered shameful by the public. 

Use of this highly offensive word has made slut shaming more of a common thing seen these days. This is defined as making a person feel guilty or bad for their sexual behavior and it is seen and heard almost every day. Overuse of this word has evolved it's meaning into something very offensive that could be targeted at any person regardless of gender.