First Known Use: 14th century
Dictionary
1slop
noun \ˈsläp\
Definition of SLOP
1
: a loose smock or overall
2
plural : short full breeches worn by men in the 16th century
3
plural : articles (as clothing) sold to sailors
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Origin of SLOP
Middle English sloppe, probably from Middle Dutch slop; akin to Old English oferslop surplice
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2slop
noun
Definition of SLOP
1
: soft mud : slush
2
: thin tasteless drink or liquid food —usually used in plural
3
: liquid spilled or splashed
4
5
: sentimental effusiveness in speech or writing : gush
Origin of SLOP
Middle English sloppes, probably from Old English -sloppe (in cū-sloppe cowslip, literally, cow dung); akin to Old English slypa slime — more at slip
First Known Use: 15th century
3slop
verb
: to spill from a container
: to splash or spill (a liquid)
: to feed slop to (an animal)
sloppedslop·ping
Full Definition of SLOP
transitive verb
1
a : to spill from a container b : to splash or spill liquid on c : to cause (a liquid) to splash
2
: to dish out messily
3
: to eat or drink greedily or noisily
4
: to feed slop to <slop the hogs>
intransitive verb
1
: to tramp in mud or slush
2
: to become spilled or splashed
3
: to be effusive : gush
4
: to pass beyond or exceed a boundary or limit
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First Known Use of SLOP
1557
SLOP Defined for Kids
1slop
noun \ˈsläp\
Definition of SLOP for Kids
1
: thin tasteless drink or liquid food
2
: food waste or gruel fed to animals
3
: body waste
4
: soft mud
2slop
verb
sloppedslop·ping
Definition of SLOP for Kids
1
: to spill or spill something on or over <The toddler slopped gravy on the table.>
2
: to feed slop to <The farmer slopped the pigs.>
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