slop bucket
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of slop bucket
First recorded in 1855–60
Example Sentences
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Directed by Ron Howard and denuded of any meaningful politics to speak of, “Hillbilly Elegy” is an extended Oscar-clip montage in search of a larger purpose, an unwieldy slop bucket of door-smashing, child-slapping, husband-immolating histrionics.
From Los Angeles Times
The slop bucket sloshes on think tanks, lobbyists, message mavens and other influence peddlers.
From Fox News
Cora made the mistake of turning back as she departed the kitchen and caught Alice tossing the heads into the slop bucket.
From Literature
Leaflets discovered at a South Korean border town contained cartoon images showing South Korean President Park Geun-hye wearing a bikini and falling headfirst into a slop bucket.
From US News
Then I saw the slop bucket that we call the GOP field, the one-woman show on the Democratic side, and the lack of any third party candidate and thought ‘Man, Deez Nuts would be better than any of these guys,’” Olson continued.
From The Guardian
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