slop

¹

[slop]

verb (used with object)

slopped, slopping 

1. to spill or splash (liquid).

2. to spill liquid upon.

   Synonyms: spatter, slosh, splash

3. to feed slop to (pigs or other livestock).

verb (used without object)

slopped, slopping 

1. to spill or splash liquid (sometimes followed byabout ).

   The children happily slopped about in the puddles.

2. (of liquid) to spill or splash out of a container (usually followed byover ).

   The milk slopped over the rim of the glass.

3. to walk or go through mud, slush, or water.

4. Informal.,  to be unduly effusive or sentimental; gush (usually followed byover ).

5. to move in an idle, lazy, casual, or slovenly manner (usually followed by around orabout ).

   to spend the weekend slopping around the house.

noun

1. a quantity of liquid carelessly spilled or splashed about.

2. badly cooked or unappetizing food or drink.

3. bran from bolted cornmeal mixed with an equal part of water and used as a feed for swine and other livestock.

4. any similar, watery feed; swill.

5. Often slops

   1. the dirty water, liquid refuse, etc., of a household or the like.

   2. tasteless or unappetizing soup, stew, or drink.

6. kitchen refuse; swill.

7. liquid mud.

8. Distilling.,  slops, the mash remaining after distilling.

slop

²

[slop]

noun

1. slops,

   1. clothing, bedding, etc., supplied to sailors from the ship's stores.

   2. cheap, ready-made clothing in general.

   3. short, baggy trousers, worn by men, especially sailors, in the 16th and 17th centuries.

2. a loose-fitting overgarment, as a tunic or smock.

slop

¹

/ slɒp /

verb

1. to cause (liquid) to splash or spill or (of liquid) to splash or spill

2. (tr) to splash liquid upon

3. (intr; foll by along, through, etc) to tramp (through) mud or slush

4. (tr) to feed slop or swill to

   to slop the pigs

5. (tr) to ladle or serve, esp clumsily

6. informal,  to be unpleasantly effusive

noun

1. a puddle of spilt liquid

2. (plural) wet feed, esp for pigs, made from kitchen waste, etc

3. (plural) waste food or liquid refuse

4. (plural) the beer, cider, etc, spilt from a barrel while being drawn

5. (often plural) the residue left after spirits have been distilled

6. informal,  (often plural) liquid or semiliquid food of low quality

7. soft mud, snow, etc

8. informal,  gushing speech or writing

slop

²

/ slɒp /

noun

1. (plural) sailors' clothing and bedding issued from a ship's stores

2. any loose article of clothing, esp a smock

3. (plural) men's wide knee breeches worn in the 16th century

4. (plural) shoddy manufactured clothing

Other Word Forms

• unslopped adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of slop¹

First recorded in 1400–50; Middle English noun sloppe “mud hole,” Old English -sloppe (in cūsloppe cowslip, literally, “cow slime”); akin to slip ³; the verb is derivative of the noun

Origin of slop²

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English slop(pe), slope “loose outer garment,” Old English -slop (in oferslop “overgarment, surplice”); compare Middle Dutch overslop, Old Norse yfirsloppr

Word History and Origins

Origin of slop¹

C14: probably from Old English -sloppe in cūsloppe _cowslip ; see _slip ³

Origin of slop²

Old English oferslop surplice; related to Old Norse slopps gown, Middle Dutch slop

Example Sentences

Critics have accused both companies of contributing to a deluge of so-called AI slop swamping the internet and blurring lines between real and fake.

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Despite growing criticism of what some have dubbed “AI slop,” companies have continued to launch increasingly powerful tools for realistic AI video generation, making it easy to create sophisticated fake news stories and broadcasts.

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Indeed, even parents who avoid AI may end up paying for a sleep consultant who could themselves be using ChatGPT, leaving parents to pay for AI slop.

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“Feds using your tax dollars to make AI slop Nazi homages.”

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Maybe, just maybe, that hype could even convince studios to keep these movies coming to theaters first, and save the slop for the streamers, even if it’s only for a couple of weeks.

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Related Words

• slosh