Shoddy, do you know the word?
By AmberLynn
@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
United States
August 23, 2019 9:04pm CST
I know that English isn't the first language of many people here, so perhaps shoddy isn't a word that everyone knows. Today, a person might say "That's shoddy work!" meaning that the appearance of something is inferior or badly done.
Shoddy didn't always have a bad meaning. At one time "shoddy" was a type of cloth made from old cloth and sometimes more wool. However, as all things go, Shoddy began to be made with more inferior materials and thus the word began to have a different connotation.
For those curious, more info can be found at the link below.
Shoddy - the meaning and origin of this word.
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@rebelann (117226)
• El Paso, Texas
24 Aug 19
I'm familiar with the word. It was used often when I was young but I never knew it was about fabric, learned something new, thanks.
@rebelann (117226)
• El Paso, Texas
24 Aug 19
Yeah, many words these days have meanings that were not intended originally @ScribbledAdNauseum
@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
24 Aug 19
@rebelann Not just words but whole sayings.
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
24 Aug 19
Shoddy is also a word that I grew up hearing or using a lot. I thought it was pretty cool that it had a more humble beginning.
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
24 Aug 19
When I was looking up this word, it made me also think of "roughshod" a word that I've heard used, and used myself before.
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
24 Aug 19
@LadyDuck Yes, that was one of my examples in the discussion itself.
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@LadyDuck (502485)
• Italy
24 Aug 19
@ScribbledAdNauseum Shoddy is also used to define something poorly done "shoddy workmanship".
Sorta.
@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
24 Aug 19
That's not the English meaning of the word. Clutz is another word for clumsy.
