Bad Etymology The paragraph says Although the ultimate origin of the word slut is unknown it first appeared in Middle English in 1402 as slutte AHD with the meaning a dirty untidy or slovenly woman 5 Even earlier Geoffrey Chaucer used the word sluttish c 1386 to describe a slovenly man however later uses appear almost exclusively associated with women 5 The modern sense of a sexually promiscuous woman dates to at least 1450 Now the first sentence says it FIRST appeared in 1402 but the second says EVEN EARLIER Chaucer used the word in 1386 Well then the FIRST use would have to be at least 1386 not the other way around You idiots at Wikipedia leave stupid nonsense like this standing because you are a bunch of sluts who spend your time wanking instead of fixing your historical errors And you eat crumpets You are probably all English Irish people wouldn t do this shyte