slipslop
Americannoun
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meaningless or trifling talk or writing.
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Archaic. sloppy or weak food or drink.
noun
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archaic weak or unappetizing food or drink
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informal maudlin or trivial talk or writing
Etymology
Origin of slipslop
First recorded in 1665–75; gradational compound based on slop 1
Example Sentences
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A couple of centuries ago, English also had the term slipslop as a label for more plausible errors of this kind.
From The Guardian • Mar. 25, 2016
Using upmost for utmost is a slipslop that the gripers particularly love to hate.
From The Guardian • Mar. 25, 2016
It was also public relations for his magnum opus, Proverbial Philosophy, a galaxy of truisms dressed up in a slipslop rhythmic prose.
From Time Magazine Archive
It was but too true: until now, she, Laura, had been satisfied to know things in a slipslop, razzle-dazzle way, to know them anyhow, as it best suited herself.
From The Getting of Wisdom by Richardson, Henry Handel
Individual words themselves are always used by them in their precise meaning, without either affectation or slipslop.
From Literary Remains, Volume 1 by Coleridge, Samuel Taylor
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