sloppification

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noun

The process of making or becoming increasingly sloppy, low quality, or informal.

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Meanings

nounsloppification (uncountable)
  1. informalsarcasticuncountableusuallyThe process of making or becoming increasingly sloppy, low quality, or informal.

    However, scientific reports are not normally subjected to the kind of "sloppification" that Collins practices here.

    1988 May 29, Douglas Vipond, “Review: Frames Of Meaning”, in Inkshed, volume 7, number 3, page 4
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    All we should expect an alphabet to provide is a skeleton spelling of all the "quotable," basic sounds, to be interpreted by the speaker into his own particular sloppification.

    1968, Philip L. Gerber, Lessons in Language, page 276

    Whether it's the ongoing sloppification of America, the introduction of ever more comfortable fabrics, peer pressure to look like you care about working out, or simply a fashion shift, dress codes have shifted very rapidly.

    2014 January 10, David Milstead, quoting Faye Landes, “Pricey Nike can't keep beating the market”, in The Globe and Mail
  2. uncountableIncreasing use of AI slop.

    ‘Sloppification’ looks set to help the video-sharing site become the world’s largest media company.

    2025 July 25, Parmy Olson, “YouTube's AI Slop Is a Win for Alphabet. But What About Us?”, in Bloomberg
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    Licensing copyrighted work for sloppification could delight superfans and introduce material to new audiences.

    2025 October 16, Patrick Foulis, “Sloponomics: who wins and loses in the AI-content flood?”, in The Economist

    Anne: The word of the year for 2025 is "slop". / Rebecca: "Slop"! I have some theories, but please explain. Anne: As in "AI slop", which actually was a nominee for the word of the year for 2024, back in 2025 because the slop is everywhere. It also sometimes combines, so you get things like "sloppification", and there's a lot of sloppification happening with AI.

    2026 January 16, “The American Dialect Society's 2025 Word of the Year is...”, in That's What They Say (podcast), spoken by Anne Curzan and Rebecca Hector

Origin

From sloppy + -ification.

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APA

sloppification. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sloppification

MLA

“sloppification.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sloppification. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sloppification,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sloppification.

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