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slop¹

  • /slɒp/ Boston, Canada, Maine
  • /slɔp/ Australia, British, Scotland
  • /slɑp/ Atlantic Canada, US
  • /slɒp/ New Zealand
  • [slɔ̟p] ~ [slɞ̠p] New Zealand

Rhymes with -ɒp

Where it comes from

From Middle English slop, sloppe, slope, from Old English *slop (found in oferslop (“an outergarment, surplice”)). Cognate with Icelandic sloppur (“a long, loose gown”).

noun slops

  1. obsolete A loose outer garment; a jacket or overall.
  2. South Africa, in plural A flip-flop.

    Similar: beach sandal, chancla, go-ahead, jandal, plugger, slop, thong, zori

adjective

  1. not comparable, obsolete Being or relating to slops (cheap or ready-made clothing).

slop²

  • /slɒp/ Boston, Canada, Maine
  • /slɔp/ Australia, British, Scotland
  • /slɑp/ Atlantic Canada, US
  • /slɒp/ New Zealand
  • [slɔ̟p] ~ [slɞ̠p] New Zealand

Rhymes with -ɒp

Where it comes from

Probably from Middle English *sloppe (attested in plural form sloppes), representing Old English *sloppe (attested in cūsloppe), alternative form of Old English slyppe. Related to slip.

noun slops

  1. uncountable Any semisolid substance; goo, paste, pulp.
  2. countable, uncountable Soft, liquid mud or snow.

    Similar: slush, mire

  3. countable, uncountable Liquid carelessly spilled upon a surface; a soiled spot.
  4. countable, in plural, often, uncountable Any inferior, weak, or unappetizing drink or semi-liquid food. The surprise is that anyone thinks cats will eat that slop
  5. countable, in plural, often, uncountable Scraps used as food for animals, especially pigs or hogs.

    Similar: hogwash, swill

  6. countable, dated, uncountable Human urine or excrement.
  7. countable, in plural, often, uncountable Domestic wastewater.
  8. countable, slang, uncountable Fellatio. All on my dick, she won't stop, yah / I told her to give me some slop

    Similar: sloppy toppy

  9. countable, derogatory, figuratively, uncountable Content or entertainment which is worthless, or produced and consumed mindlessly. In a night spent surfing the television “datasphere” (to use another Cyberia buzzword), you can watch slop like Knight Rider 2010 (where virtual reality is a weekly plot point)

    Similar: garbage, tripe, rubbish, cheapie, crapola, gash, hunk of junk, load of bull, load of crap, load of shit, piece of crap, piece of garbage

  10. countable, derogatory, figuratively, uncountable Junk output from generative artificial intelligence published in large quantities, posing as human-made content. His post describes a sense of unease, paranoia and loneliness, expressing deep disappointment at the state of the modern internet. He suggests that AI has successfully drowned out the majority of online human activity, reshaping the internet into a more controlled, algorithmic form that exists only

    Similar: garbage, tripe, rubbish, cheapie, crapola, gash, hunk of junk, load of bull, load of crap, load of shit, piece of crap, piece of garbage

  11. countable, uncountable A dance popular in the 1960s. Do the monkey, do the pony

verb slops · slopping · slopped

  1. transitive To spill or dump liquid upon; to soil with a spilled liquid. I slopped water all over my shirt.
  2. transitive In a game of pool or snooker, to pocket a ball by accident; in billiards, to make an ill-considered shot.
  3. transitive To feed pigs.
  4. intransitive To make one's way through soggy terrain. We slopped through paddies in 100-degree-plus heat and slept with one eye open at night.

slop³

  • /slɒp/ Boston, Canada, Maine
  • /slɔp/ Australia, British, Scotland
  • /slɑp/ Atlantic Canada, US
  • /slɒp/ New Zealand
  • [slɔ̟p] ~ [slɞ̠p] New Zealand

Rhymes with -ɒp

Where it comes from

Alteration of ecilop, back slang for police.

noun slops

  1. uncommon A policeman. Harry looked rather bulky, you know, Tom, and the slop (policeman) says, 'Hallo, what you got here?' and by [blank] he took us both before the beak. After hearing the slop tell his tale, he says to me: 'What do you know of this man? […]

    Similar: 5-O, alphabet, barney, beatsman, bizzie, bluebottle, bluecoat, blue heeler, blue meanie, bobby, body snatcher, bogey

Translations

Every language

noun semi-solid substance

Españolpuaj
Portuguêslodo
Françaisbouillie, bouillasse
DeutschMatsch, Schlamm
Русскийжижа žíža, каша káša

noun content or entertainment which is worthless

Españolbazofia, slop
中文泔水 gānshuǐ
Portuguêsporcaria
Françaisbouillie, soupe

noun inferior, weak drink or liquid food

中文泔水 gānshuǐ
Portuguêsgororoba
Italianosbobba, brodaglia, ciofeca
Русскийпо́йло pójlo

noun scraps which are fed to pigs

Españolbazofia, porquería
中文泔水 gānshuǐ
Portuguêslavagem
Françaisbouillie, bouillasse
DeutschSchweinefutter, Spültrank, Sautrank
Italianosbobba
Românălături
Русскийпо́йло pójlo
Tiếng Việtcám

verb to spill or dump liquid

Portuguêsentornar

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@misc{slop_2026,
  title = {slop},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/slop},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}