slopshop
[ slop-shop ]
/ ˈslɒpˌʃɒp /
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noun
a store at which cheap, ready-made clothing may be purchased.
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Example sentences from the Web for slopshop
At the first slopshop I encountered in the suburbs of the town, I got a carpet-bag and a clerical-looking suit.
A Rogue's Life|Wilkie CollinsSlopshop, a tailors shop where inferior work is done, and where cheap goods are sold.
The Slang Dictionary|John Camden HottenSo that as soon as my comrade was decently array'd at the first slopshop we came to, 'twas high time to seek an inn.
The Splendid Spur|Arthur T. Quiller CouchHere was no jig-saw, paper-patterned, conventional German or French slopshop toy, daubed over with ill-smelling paint.
The Jack-Knife Man|Ellis Parker Butler