slop
IPA: sɫˈɑp
noun
- (obsolete) A loose outer garment; a jacket or overall.
- (South Africa, chiefly in the plural) A rubber thong sandal.
- (in the plural) See slops.
- (uncountable) Semi-solid like substance; goo, paste, mud, pulp.
- (sometimes in the plural) Scraps used as food for animals, especially pigs or hogs.
- (chiefly in the plural) Inferior, weak drink or semi-liquid food.
- (sometimes in the plural) Domestic liquid waste; household wastewater.
- Water or other liquid carelessly spilled or thrown about, as upon a table or a floor; a puddle; a soiled spot.
- (dated) Human urine or excrement.
- (slang) Fellatio.
- (Internet slang, derogatory) User-generated content of little or no value, especially that which is produced consistently and according to trends to satisfy a recommendation algorithm.
- (preceded by definite article) A dance popular in the 1960s.
- (uncommon, costermongers) A policeman.
verb
- (transitive) To spill or dump liquid, especially over the edge of a container when it moves.
- (transitive) To spill liquid upon; to soil with a spilled liquid.
- (transitive) In the game of pool or snooker to pocket a ball by accident; in billiards, to make an ill-considered shot.
- (transitive) To feed pigs.
- (intransitive) To make one's way through soggy terrain.
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Examples of "slop" in Sentences
- A great bait for slop is one called the Bill Norman Weed Walker.
- The only difference between Grassley and a bucket of Iowa pig slop is the bucket.
- They were tailors -- or, rather, what are sometimes called slop-shop, or clothing men.
- He was happy as a pig in slop to put on the jacket and stand with real soldiers and look impressive.
- Food, similar to what they are familiar with, namely half rotted maggoty dumpster slop, is provided, free of charge.
- Pressing onward, we find that the word slop originally was slip, a kind of goopy, wet, clay mixture, a term still used in ceramics.
- This kind of slop is creeping into discourse everywhere, the cultural influence of Bush Republicanism is going to live long after he is history.
- He was old but he was still winning ballgames throwing what we call slop—a screwball here, take a little off there, bust a fastball in on your fists.
- On both the QE2 and Freedom of the Seas, a lot of what I was served in the dining rooms could only be described as "slop" -- not surprising, considering that the cooks have to turn out thousands of meals almost simultaneously.
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