Slop
/slɒp/noun
Loose, wet, or muddy matter; also, food scraps or liquid waste.
Did you know?In English, *slop* has long been tied to messy liquid waste and animal feed, while its older Germanic relatives also carried the sense of something that “slips” or flows loosely.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Germanic
PGmc
*slupaną / *slupan-
“To slip, slither, or move loosely”
Old English
OE
sloppian
“To spill or let liquid run loosely; to slosh”
Middle English
ME
sloppe
“Mud, mire, or watery refuse; also, a loose outer garment”
16th Century
English
slop
“Liquid waste, spillings, or a sloppy mess”
Modern English
English
slop
“Loose, wet, or muddy matter; also food scraps, pig feed, or liquid waste”