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slopshop

American  
[slop-shop] / ˈslɒpˌʃɒp /

noun

  1. a store at which cheap, ready-made clothing may be purchased.

Etymology

Origin of slopshop

First recorded in 1715–25; slop 2 + shop

Example Sentences

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So that as soon as my comrade was decently array'd at the first slopshop we came to, 'twas high time to seek an inn.

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