shoddyism

English

Etymology

shoddy +‎ -ism

Pronunciation

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Noun

shoddyism (usually uncountable, plural shoddyisms)

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

Related terms

• shoddyite

Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for “shoddyism”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.)