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slop

UK/slɒp/ US/slɑp/ uncommon dated obsolete slang

verb

1.

cause or allow (a liquid substance) to run or flow from a container

  • “spill the milk”
  • “splatter water”
2.

walk through mud or mire

  • “We had to splosh across the wet meadow”
3.

ladle clumsily

  • “slop the food onto the plate”
4.

feed pigs

Synonyms

noun

1.

wet feed (especially for pigs) consisting of mostly kitchen waste mixed with water or skimmed or sour milk

Origin

From Middle English slop, sloppe, slope, from Old English *slop (found in oferslop (“an outergarment, surplice”)).

Phrases

  • AI slop
  • Slip Slop Slap
  • slop bowl
  • slop bucket
  • slop chest
  • slop out
  • slop room
  • slop shoot

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