"slopwork" meaning in All languages combined

See slopwork on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: slopworks [plural]
Etymology: slop + work Etymology templates: {{compound|en|slop|work}} slop + work Head templates: {{en-noun|-|s}} slopwork (usually uncountable, plural slopworks)
  1. The manufacture of slops, or cheap ready-made clothing. Tags: uncountable, usually
    Sense id: en-slopwork-en-noun-ZREA8xAg
  2. Clothing of this kind. Tags: uncountable, usually
    Sense id: en-slopwork-en-noun-ef6yjf5~
  3. (figuratively) Hasty, slovenly work of any kind. Tags: figuratively, uncountable, usually
    Sense id: en-slopwork-en-noun-RAeQYkjB Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 28 1 71
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: slop-work

Inflected forms

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