"shoddyite" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈʃɒdiˌaɪt/ Forms: shoddyites [plural]
Etymology: shoddy + -ite Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|shoddy|ite}} shoddy + -ite Head templates: {{en-noun}} shoddyite (plural shoddyites)
  1. (archaic, slang, derogatory) A nouveau riche or social climber. Tags: archaic, derogatory, slang
    Sense id: en-shoddyite-en-noun-1y6qd2zm
  2. (archaic, slang, derogatory) A supplier who profited from United States government contracts during the Civil War by supplying cheap, inferior goods. Tags: archaic, derogatory, slang
    Sense id: en-shoddyite-en-noun-cChiyXUf Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ite Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 23 77 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ite: 18 82

Inflected forms

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