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slumgullion
[ sluhm-guhl-yuhn, sluhm-guhl- ]
noun
- a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc.
- a beverage made weak or thin, as watery tea, coffee, or the like.
- the refuse from processing whale carcasses.
- a reddish, muddy deposit in mining sluices.
slumgullion
/ slʌmˈɡʌljən; ˈslʌmˌɡʌl- /
noun
- slang.an inexpensive stew
- offal, esp the refuse from whale blubber
- a reddish mud deposited in mine sluices
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Word History and Origins
Origin of slumgullion1
1840–50, Americanism; compare Scots, Hiberno-English gullion quagmire, cesspool
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Word History and Origins
Origin of slumgullion1
C19: from slum in US sense slime + gullion, perhaps variant of cullion testicles
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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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