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slop.

A loose outer garment; a jacket or overall.

4 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/slɒp/British, Received-Pronunciation, Southern, Standard/slɔp/Scotland/slɑp/Atlantic-Canada, General-American/slɒp/Boston, Canada, Maine
  1. A loose outer garment; a jacket or overall.

    obsolete
  2. A flip-flop.

    South-Africa · in-plural
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *slewbʰ- Proto-Germanic *slup-? Old English *slop Middle English slop English slop From Middle English slop, sloppe, slope, from Old English *slop (found in oferslop (“an outergarment, surplice”)). Cognate with Icelandic sloppur (“a long, loose gown”).

adj/slɒp/British, Received-Pronunciation, Southern, Standard/slɔp/Scotland/slɑp/Atlantic-Canada, General-American/slɒp/Boston, Canada, Maine
  1. Being or relating to slops (cheap or ready-made clothing).

    not-comparable · obsolete
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *slewbʰ- Proto-Germanic *slup-? Old English *slop Middle English slop English slop From Middle English slop, sloppe, slope, from Old English *slop (found in oferslop (“an outergarment, surplice”)). Cognate with Icelandic sloppur (“a long, loose gown”).

noun/slɒp/British, Received-Pronunciation, Southern, Standard/slɔp/Scotland/slɑp/Atlantic-Canada, General-American/slɒp/Boston, Canada, Maine
  1. Any semisolid substance; goo, paste, pulp.

    uncountable
  2. Any semisolid substance; goo, paste, pulp. Soft, liquid mud or snow.

    countable · uncountable
  3. Liquid carelessly spilled upon a surface; a soiled spot.

    countable · uncountable
  4. Any inferior, weak, or unappetizing drink or semi-liquid food.

    countable · in-plural · often · uncountable
  5. Scraps used as food for animals, especially pigs or hogs.

    countable · in-plural · often · uncountable
  6. Human urine or excrement.

    countable · dated · uncountable
  7. Domestic wastewater.

    countable · in-plural · often · uncountable
  8. Fellatio.

    countable · slang · uncountable
  9. Content or entertainment which is worthless, or produced and consumed mindlessly.

    countable · derogatory · figuratively · uncountable
  10. Content or entertainment which is worthless, or produced and consumed mindlessly. Junk output from generative artificial intelligence published in large quantities, posing as human-made content.

    countable · derogatory · figuratively · uncountable
  11. A dance popular in the 1960s.

    countable · uncountable
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Old English *sloppe Middle English *sloppe? English slop Probably from Middle English *sloppe (attested in plural form sloppes), representing Old English *sloppe (attested in cūsloppe), alternative form of Old English slyppe. Related to slip.

verb/slɒp/British, Received-Pronunciation, Southern, Standard/slɔp/Scotland/slɑp/Atlantic-Canada, General-American/slɒp/Boston, Canada, Maine
  1. To spill or dump liquid upon; to soil with a spilled liquid.

    transitive
    I slopped water all over my shirt.
  2. In a game of pool or snooker, to pocket a ball by accident; in billiards, to make an ill-considered shot.

    transitive
  3. To feed pigs.

    transitive
  4. To make one's way through soggy terrain.

    intransitive
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Old English *sloppe Middle English *sloppe? English slop Probably from Middle English *sloppe (attested in plural form sloppes), representing Old English *sloppe (attested in cūsloppe), alternative form of Old English slyppe. Related to slip.

noun/slɒp/British, Received-Pronunciation, Southern, Standard/slɔp/Scotland/slɑp/Atlantic-Canada, General-American/slɒp/Boston, Canada, Maine
  1. A policeman.

    uncommon
Where this word comes from

Alteration of ecilop, back slang for police.

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