How long has it been since you swept under this bed? There's a mountain of curly dirt under here!
•No one's been in this room for an age. Look at all the cobwebs and curly dirt.
•She was a terrible housekeeper. House moss collected in all the corners of her rooms.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
sluts wool — Noun. Clumped dust that has accumulated at the edge of rooms and under furniture. A dated expression and rarely heard, with the slut in this sense referring to a slovenly woman. Mid 1800s … English slang and colloquialisms
List of British words not widely used in the United States — Differences between American and British English American English … Wikipedia
drab — 1. noun /dɹæb/ a) A fabric, usually of thick wool or cotton, having a drab blee or colour. b) A slut 2. adjective /dɹæb/ Dull, u … Wiktionary
ness — ness·ber·ry; ness·ler·iza·tion; ness·ler·ize; ness·ler s; new·fan·gled·ness; new·ness; news·i·ness; nice·ness; nig·gard·li·ness; nig·gard·ness; nigh·ness; nip·pi·ness; no·ble·ness; nois·i·ness; non·cha·lant·ness; north·er·li·ness; north·ness;… … English syllables
