slop
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8.2
- noun
- /slɑp/
- Informal
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- You write nonsense that you've been persuaded is good, and expect us to believe you, even though all you offer is the same old slop that we've waded through many a time, yet you expect us to be overwhelmed and to convert, overawed by the majesty of James L.
It's just an all out funky slop.
- It's just an all out funky slop.
- OG Ron C mixtapes hi girl Shell got to be chopped, not slop.
Examples
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That romantic comedy was filled with sentimental slop that lacked any real depth.
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Many critics dismiss her poetry as mere slop, overly sweet and simplistic.
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I mean, how stupid as a people do we have to be to fall for this slop?
Blog text (15) -
In each case, I want to cut through the slop and find substance.
Blog text (8) -
What sentimental slop!
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Unmitigated slop, overly sweet, overly salty, overly fatty, and hyper-palatable.
Blog text (15) -
His novel was criticized for its excessive use of emotional slop that made it feel unreal.
Synonyms
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8.0
Very sentimental writing or music that feels too sweet
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9.5
An overly emotional style in art like songs or films
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8.2
Too much sweetness in writing or music that is not sincere
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8.8
Too sentimental, shallow art that aims to make people feel strong emotion
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5.4
Too much emotion that seems false
A feeling of too much sweet emotion in songs or films
A feeling that is too emotional and seems false
Too sentimental and not sincere
A little silly and too sentimental, feeling fake
Antonyms
Compounds
- Archaic
A health slogan telling people to wear a shirt, use sunscreen, and wear a hat for sun protection
Surface Forms
Etymology
Slop probably comes from an old word for watery, messy food or from the sound of splashing. So when critics call a song or book 'slop', they mean it is weak and too sweet, like food that has been watered down.