Etymology

slop

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Today it means: A loose outer garment; a jacket or overall. Full definition →

Middle English slop ← Old English *slop ← Proto-Germanic *slup-?
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slop · noun, adjective1

  1. Proto-Indo-European*slewbʰ-
  2. Proto-Germanic*slup-?
  3. Old English*slop
  4. Middle Englishslop
  5. English todayslop

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

slop · noun, verb2

  1. Old Englishslyppe
  2. Old English*sloppe
  3. Middle English*sloppe?
  4. English todayslop

Probably from Middle English *sloppe (attested in plural form sloppes), representing Old English *sloppe (attested in cūsloppe), alternative form of Old English slyppe. Related to slip.

slop · noun3

Alteration of ecilop, back slang for police.

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