slumgullion

[ sluhm-guhl-yuhn, sluhm-guhl- ]

noun

1. a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc.
2. a beverage made weak or thin, as watery tea, coffee, or the like.
3. the refuse from processing whale carcasses.
4. a reddish, muddy deposit in mining sluices.

slumgullion

/ slʌmˈɡʌljən; ˈslʌmˌɡʌl- /

noun

1. slang.
   an inexpensive stew
2. offal, esp the refuse from whale blubber
3. a reddish mud deposited in mine sluices

Word History and Origins

Origin of slumgullion¹

1840–50, Americanism; compare Scots, Hiberno-English gullion quagmire, cesspool

Word History and Origins

Origin of slumgullion¹

C19: from slum in US sense slime + gullion, perhaps variant of cullion testicles

Example Sentences

Sorter clears him out, you know, of all the slumgullion that's in him.

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His fondness for paddling in the ditches and "slumgullion" at one time suggested a water spaniel.

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With a mocking gurgle, about a dram of “slumgullion” passed into his mouth.

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His breast, legs, and feet—when not reddened by "slumgullion," in which he was fond of wading—were white.

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“I would have dreamed about turkey dinners and slumgullion and fudge,” said Slim, spearing his fourth potato.

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