English Explanatory Dictionary

shoddyism

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Shoddy quality or condition.
  2. The condition of being a nouveau riche or social climber.
  3. The practice of suppliers who profited from United States government contracts during the Civil War by supplying cheap, inferior goods.

Pronunciation

En-us-shoddyism.ogg

Word forms

shoddyism shoddyisms

Etymology

From shoddy + -ism.

Related words

shoddyite
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