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slops¹

  • /slɒps/

Rhymes with -ɒps

noun

  1. obsolete, plural, plural only Loose trousers. Chrysippus said that some Philosophers would in open view of all men shew a dozen of tumbling-tricks, yea, without any slops or breeches, for a dozen of olives.
  2. historical, plural, plural only Sailors’ breeches ending just below the knees or above the ankles, worn mainly in XVIII century. The original "slops" were voluminous breeches of about knee length, reminiscent of 17th century "petticoat breeches", worn with stockings; these continue to be depicted as late as 1790s, but trousers, first introduced as slop-clothing in 1720s, were more functional and more popular.

    Similar: open-kneed breeches

  3. dated, plural, plural only Clothing and bedding issued to sailors.
  4. South Africa, plural, plural only plural of slop (“rubber thong sandals”)

    Similar: list in flip-flop

slops²

noun

  1. plural plural of slop (“scraps fed to animals; household wastewater”) I don't mind slopping the hogs, but I don't like the stench of the slops.

verb

  1. indicative, present, singular, third person third-person singular simple present indicative of slop

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@misc{slops_2026,
  title = {slops},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/slops},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}