"shoddyism" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: En-us-shoddyism.ogg [US] Forms: shoddyisms [plural]
Etymology: shoddy + -ism Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|shoddy|ism}} shoddy + -ism Head templates: {{en-noun|-|s}} shoddyism (usually uncountable, plural shoddyisms)
  1. (colloquial) Shoddy quality or condition. Tags: colloquial, uncountable, usually
    Sense id: en-shoddyism-en-noun-TFq2qVoR
  2. (archaic, slang, derogatory) The condition of being a nouveau riche or social climber. Tags: archaic, derogatory, slang, uncountable, usually
    Sense id: en-shoddyism-en-noun-hlqInM9d
  3. (archaic, slang, derogatory) The practice of suppliers who profited from United States government contracts during the Civil War by supplying cheap, inferior goods. Tags: archaic, derogatory, slang, uncountable, usually
    Sense id: en-shoddyism-en-noun-mfA0mn73
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: shoddyite

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for shoddyism meaning in English (2.1kB)

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