slipslop

[ slip-slop ]

/ ˈslɪpˌslɒp /

noun

meaningless or trifling talk or writing.

Archaic. sloppy or weak food or drink.

Nearby words

Origin of slipslop

First recorded in 1665–75; gradational compound based on slop¹

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Examples from the Web for slipslop

Slipslop answered, she had told her ladyship so (as indeed she had).
Joseph Andrews, Vol. 2|Henry Fielding
Upon which Slipslop gave her an account of her meeting Adams with him on the road, and likewise the adventure with Fanny.
Joseph Andrews, Vol. 2|Henry Fielding
Was he misunderstanding her on purpose, or giving a lesson on slipslop at such a provoking moment?
Beechcroft at Rockstone|Charlotte M. Yonge
His energetic and splendid style of writing elevated the journalism of sports from the slipslop methods of his predecessors.
The Washington Historical Quarterly, Volume V, 1914|Various

Ruddy, the slipslop explorer, had gone in heels over head, so to speak.
Pemrose Lorry, Camp Fire Girl|Isabel Katherine Hornibrook

British Dictionary definitions for slipslop

slipslop

/ (ˈslɪpˌslɒp) /

noun

archaic weak or unappetizing food or drink

informal maudlin or trivial talk or writing

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