Meaning

14 senses
  1. (South Africa, in the plural)A flip-flop.

  2. (uncountable)Any semisolid substance; goo, paste, pulp.

  3. Any semisolid substance; goo, paste, pulp.

    (countable, uncountable)Soft, liquid mud or snow.

    deep soft mud in water or slush

  4. (countable, uncountable)Liquid carelessly spilled upon a surface; a soiled spot.

  5. (countable, in the plural, often, uncountable)Any inferior, weak, or unappetizing drink or semi-liquid food.

    по́йлоpójlo

    (usually plural) weak or watery unappetizing food or drink

  6. (countable, in the plural, often, uncountable)Scraps used as food for animals, especially pigs or hogs.

    Schweinefutter

    по́йлоpójlo

  7. (countable, dated, uncountable)Human urine or excrement.

  8. (countable, in the plural, often, uncountable)Domestic wastewater.

  9. (countable, slang, uncountable)Fellatio.

  10. (countable, derogatory, figuratively, uncountable)Content or entertainment which is worthless, or produced and consumed mindlessly.

  11. Content or entertainment which is worthless, or produced and consumed mindlessly.

    (countable, derogatory, figuratively, uncountable)Junk output from generative artificial intelligence published in large quantities, posing as human-made content.

  12. (countable, uncountable)A dance popular in the 1960s.

Examples

3 sentences
  1. The pigs ate slop.

  2. Pigs eat slop.

  3. Don't be slopping about with him. You'd better give him a thick ear.

    ruНе сюсюкай с ним, лучше дай ему подзатыльник. — V_Zmoova

Translations

7 languages
Русский
By meaning 2
semi-solid substance:
inferior, weak drink or liquid food:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
semi-solid substance:
scraps which are fed to pigs:

Origin

From Middle English slop, sloppe, slope, from Old English *slop (found in oferslop (“an ou

From Middle English slop, sloppe, slope, from Old English *slop (found in oferslop (“an outergarment, surplice”)). Cognate with Icelandic sloppur (“a long, loose gown”).

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.

Alteration of ecilop, back slang for police.

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Forms

plural: slops
Singularslop
Pluralslops

regular

Synonyms

84 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • wet feed (especially for pigs) consisting of mostly kitchen waste mixed with water or skimmed or sour milk:slopsswillpigswillpigwash
  • deep soft mud in water or slush:mire
  • writing or music that is excessively sweet and sentimental:treaclemushglop

Word family

30 related words

See also

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