shoddyism

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noun

Shoddy quality or condition.

Scrabble 19
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Meanings

nounshoddyism (usually uncountable, plural shoddyisms)

plural shoddyisms

  1. colloquialuncountableusuallyShoddy quality or condition.
  2. archaicderogatoryslanguncountableusuallyThe condition of being a nouveau riche or social climber.
  3. archaicderogatoryslanguncountableusuallyThe practice of suppliers who profited from United States government contracts during the Civil War by supplying cheap, inferior goods.

Origin

From shoddy + -ism.

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APA

shoddyism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shoddyism

MLA

“shoddyism.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shoddyism. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “shoddyism,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shoddyism.

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