slop bowl

noun

One of the four components of the traditional tea set. Tea drinkers emptied their unwanted, cold tea into the slop bowl before refilling their cups with fresh, hot tea.

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bowlslopslop basin
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Meanings

nounslop bowl (plural slop bowls)

plural slop bowls

  1. idiomaticOne of the four components of the traditional tea set. Tea drinkers emptied their unwanted, cold tea into the slop bowl before refilling their cups with fresh, hot tea.
  2. derogatorycookingA subset of fast casual food served in bowls and marketed as being healthier alternatives.

    Synonyms: bowlslop

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA subset of fast casual food served in bowls and marketed as being healthier alternatives.

Similar
bowlslop

More synonyms by meaning

nouna bowl into which the dregs of teacups and coffee cups are emptied at the table

Similar
slop basin
Broader
bowl
Also see
bowlslop

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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APA

slop bowl. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/slop%20bowl

MLA

“slop bowl.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/slop%20bowl. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “slop bowl,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/slop%20bowl.

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