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slapdash.

Produced or carried out hastily; haphazard; careless.

8 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈslæpdæʃ/
  1. Produced or carried out hastily; haphazard; careless.

Where this word comes from

From slap + dash. First attested in the late 17th century, meaning "careless".

adv/ˈslæpdæʃ/
  1. In a hasty or careless manner.

  2. Directly, right there; slap-bang.

    Van Eyck signed his portrait of the Arnolfinis slapdash in the center of the painting.
  3. With a slap; all at once; slap.

Where this word comes from

From slap + dash. First attested in the late 17th century, meaning "careless".

verb/ˈslæpdæʃ/
  1. To apply, or apply something to, in a hasty, careless, or rough manner; to roughcast.

    colloquial
    to slapdash mortar or paint on a wall
    to slapdash a wall
Where this word comes from

From slap + dash. First attested in the late 17th century, meaning "careless".

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