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    Definitions of trollop on the Web:

    slattern: a dirty untidy woman
    adulteress: a woman adulterer
    wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn

    The name Trollope is derived from the place-name Troughburn, in Northumberland. Troughburn was originally Trolhop, meaning (in Norse) Troll Valley, and the earliest recorded use is John Andrew Trolope (1427-1461) who lived in Thornlaw, Co Durham
    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trollop

    a woman held by others as retaining a vulgar and discourteous disposition; a strumpet
    en.wiktionary.org/wiki/trollop

    That's a lot to say about an inch or two of kilt length.
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    Quote Originally Posted by georgeblack7 View Post
    The name Trollope is derived from the place-name Troughburn, in Northumberland. Troughburn was originally Trolhop, meaning (in Norse) Troll Valley, and the earliest recorded use is John Andrew Trolope (1427-1461) who lived in Thornlaw, Co Durham
    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trollop
    I was gonna dispute the etymology, then I realised that it was talking about the last name Trollope. Oops!

    As for kilts, I prefer to wear mine above the knee . It's a personal choice (well, not entirely, that's also how my kilt fit best...), but I do think it looks better (or else I would lower it!). I remember when I first started wearing my kilt, I was afraid I was doing it all wrong, because the Scottish festivals were full of knee-covered kilties. I looked up a few historical paintings and drawings of kilts and soon felt relief.

    Still, I definitely wouldn't consider someone wearing a longer kilt to be wrong, unless it was pretty low!

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    I am not a trollop!

    My kilts end around the top of my knees.

    Stop looking at my knees!
    I'm not a truffel either, or an oak tree!
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