slop

Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
slop1

▶verb (slops, slopping, slopped)

• 1 (of a liquid) spill or flow over the edge of a container.

  ■ apply (a liquid substance) casually or carelessly.

  ■ (slop out) Brit. (in prison) empty the contents of a chamber pot.

• 2 (slop through) wade through (a wet or muddy area).

• 3 (slop about/around) chiefly Brit. relax while dressed in a casual or untidy way.

• 4 feed slops to (an animal).

• 5 chiefly N. Amer. speak or write in a sentimentally effusive manner; gush.

▶noun

• 1 (slops) waste water or liquid that has to be emptied by hand.

  ■ semi-liquid kitchen refuse.

  ■ unappetizing semi-liquid food.

• 2 chiefly N. Amer. sentimental language or material.

• 3 Nautical a choppy sea.

– origin C16: prob. rel. to slip3.

Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
slop2

▶noun archaic

• 1 a workman's loose outer garment.

• 2 (slops) wide, baggy trousers, especially as worn by sailors.

  ■ clothes and bedding supplied to sailors by the navy.

  ■ ready-made or cheap clothing.

– origin ME: from the second element of OE oferslop ‘surplice’, of Gmc origin.