Word of the Day

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TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 11

Slipshod

[SLIP-shawd]Part of speech: adjective

Origin: english, late 16th century

• Characterized by a lack of care, thought, or organization.
• (of shoes) worn down at the heel.

Examples of Slipshod in a sentence

• The professor could tell the slipshod term paper was thrown together the night before the due date.
• I just can't give up my favorite shoes, even though they are slipshod.

About Slipshod

Here's a word with a solidly English origin story. Shod means wearing a shoe, and slip is, well, slippers. The direct translation might make you think it could apply to anyone wearing backless footwear, but the adjective has pretty much always been an insult. Make a visit to the cobbler before someone accuses you of being slipshod.

Did you Know?

Slipshod was a condescending descriptor for someone wearing worn-out slippers. Today you can still use slipshod to describe run-down shoes, but you're more likely to hear it describing careless or shoddy (no etymological relation) work

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Illya Kuryakin was angry. He glared at Napoleon as they were both working on their after mission written report. Illya had spent several hours trapped in a slowly filling well, freezing cold, treading water, and trying to keep his grip on the rough rock wall. Napoleon and a strike team of other agents and been delayed. Illya had not been notified of their delay so he had started his portion of the mission on time, had been discovered and spent hours in the well.

"it's a wonder I survived" he growled.

"I'm sorry."

"Sorry! Your portion of the plan was handled in a slipshod manner. All you had to do was inform me of your delay."

"I thought we had." Napoleon had told one of the other agents to call Illya and inform him of the delay. The man had gotten distracted by other tasks and had forgotten. Napoleon was working with Mr. Waverly to decide on an appropriate disciplinary action. Illya was unaware of this and had blamed Napoleon for the mistake. Napoleon knowing that ultimately it had been his responsibility kept this fact from his partner.

It would be a long time for this incident to be forgiven.