slop

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: B2 — Upper-Intermediate

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun wet feed (especially for pigs) consisting of mostly kitchen waste mixed with water or skimmed or sour milk
  2. noun deep soft mud in water or slush
  3. noun (usually plural) waste water from a kitchen or bathroom or chamber pot that has to be emptied by hand

Etymology

From Middle English slop, sloppe, slope, from Old English *slop (found in oferslop (“an outergarment, surplice”)). Cognate with Icelandic sloppur (“a long, loose gown”).

In classic literature

Synonyms

slops, swill, pigswill, pigwash

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