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slip·shod (-s̸häd′)

adjective

  1. wearing shoes with worn-down heels
  2. careless, as in appearance or workmanship a slipshod job

Etymology: slip + shod < dial. or obs. slip-shoe, slipper

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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