1. liquid food waste or kitchen scraps, especially those fed to pigs
2. spilled liquid or watery mess
3. loose-fitting clothing, especially work clothes
Usage: nautical; historical

Examples

• The farmer collected kitchen slops to feed the pigs.
• She threw the vegetable peels into the slops bucket.
• Coffee slops stained the counter after the pot overflowed.
• The janitor mopped up the slops from the cafeteria floor.
• Sailors wore canvas slops during their work shifts.
• The prison issued standard slops to all inmates.
• Don’t let those slops sit too long or they’ll smell terrible.