Slopwork
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Slopwork is a noun meaning The manufacture of slops (cheap ready-made clothing).
Meaning
The manufacture of slops (cheap ready-made clothing).
More Meanings
- Clothing of this kind.
- (figuratively) Hasty, slovenly work of any kind.
Example Sentences
This sort of literary slop-work will not suffice for your walking in the roads of life to any good purpose. It is bad work. It is scrubby work.
[Thomas] Carlyle continued as busy as ever at what he called 'the despicable craft of reviewing,' but doing his very best with it. No slop-work ever dropped from his pen.
Word Forms
- slopworks
- slop-work
- slop work
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include slopselling, slopshop, slops, slop, overslop, slopping.
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