See Also: deci-(dictionary)
deci-(medicine)
deci-(dictionary)
slip-up(dictionary)
Slip(medicine)
slip(1)(dictionary)
slip(2)(dictionary)
slip(3)(dictionary)
slip-(8)(dictionary)
slip(5)(dictionary)

slip-slop (iou) and deci- (medicine)


slip-slop (iou)



slip-slop noun, adjective, verb, & adverb. colloq. L17.
[Redupl. of SLOP noun2 with vowel variation. In sense A.2 etc. with allus. to Mrs Slipslop, a character in Fielding's novel Joseph Andrews (1742).]
A. noun.
A sloppy substance used as a Food, drink, or medicine. arch. L17.
A blunder in the use of words, esp. (a) malapropism. Also, a person given to making such blunders. Now rare or obsolete. L18.
Trifling talk or Writing; nonsense, twaddle. E19.
A floppy item of footwear; a flip-flop (sandal). Chiefly S. Afr. M19.
b. adjective.
Characterized by or given to blundering in the use or forms of words. M18-E19.
Having no substance or solidity; sloppy, feeble, trifling. E19.
C. verb intrans. Infl. -pp-.
Misuse words, utter a malapropism. rare. Only in L18.
Drink a sloppy liquid. rare. Only in M19.
Move about in a sloppy manner or with a flapping sound. L19.
D. adverb. With a flapping or slopping sound. L19.

deci- (medicine)


deci-
<prefix> Prefix used in the SI and metric systems to signify one-tenth (10--).

Origin: L. Decimus, tenth