shoddyism
Shoddy quality or conditionShoddy quality or condition.
Meaning
3 senses(colloquial, uncountable, usually)Shoddy quality or condition.
(archaic, derogatory, slang, uncountable, usually)The condition of being a nouveau riche or social climber.
(archaic, derogatory, slang, uncountable, usually)The practice of suppliers who profited from United States government contracts during the Civil War by supplying cheap, inferior goods.
Origin
From shoddy + -ism.From shoddy + -ism.
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Forms
plural: shoddyisms| Singular | shoddyism |
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uncountable
Word family
1 related wordsRelatedshoddyite
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable