Etymology

sloppy

slop·py
S1L1O1P3P3Y4

Today it means: Composed of or covered in slop; very wet. Full definition →

English slop ← Middle English *sloppe? ← Old English *sloppe
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The story

  1. Old Englishslyppe
  2. Old English*sloppe
  3. Middle English*sloppe?
  4. Englishslop
  5. English todaysloppy

From slop + -y.

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