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slipshod

slips·hod

UK/ˈslɪp.ʃɒd/ US/ˈslɪp.ʃɑd/ uncommon obsolete

adjective

1.

marked by great carelessness

  • “a most haphazard system of record keeping”
  • “slapdash work”
  • “slipshod spelling”
  • “sloppy workmanship”
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Origin

From slip + shod (“wearing shoes”), originally wearing slippers. The meaning slovenly is from the early 19th century.

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