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slopwork

[ slop-wurk ]

noun

  1. the manufacture of cheap clothing.
  2. clothing of this kind.
  3. work that is carelessly or poorly done.

slopwork

/ ˈslɒpˌwɜːk /

noun

  1. the manufacture of cheap shoddy clothing or the clothes so produced
  2. any work of low quality
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈslopˌworker, noun
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Other Words From

  • slopworker noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of slopwork1

First recorded in 1840–50; slop 2 + work
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Example Sentences

And thus what slopwork, what toymakers', ironmongers' stuff it all was!

If they are tailors, they compete with old women in making “slopwork” for the lower class of salesmen.

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