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Slop (Noun)

Writing or music that is excessively sweet and sentimental.

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.

The movie's romantic scenes were full of emotional slop, leaving many viewers feeling uncomfortable and unmoved.
Critics accused the songwriter of resorting to musical slop in his latest ballad, citing overly simplistic and cheesy lyrics.
After years of reading pulp romance novels, Emily grew tired of the sugary slop and craved more nuanced, realistic stories.
Many argued that the famous composer's later works descended into saccharine slop, with formulaic harmonies and syrupy melodies.
By packing their sappy hit song with extra servings of lyrical slop, the band effectively made it unlistenable for all but the most devoted fans.

Deep soft mud in water or slush; "they waded through the slop".

Nouns denoting substances.

Wet feed (especially for pigs) consisting of mostly kitchen waste mixed with water or skimmed or sour milk.

Nouns denoting foods and drinks.

The farmer poured the slop into the trough for the pigs to eat.
She hated the smell of the slop that her father brought home from the restaurant every night.
The slop was a mixture of vegetable peels, fruit rinds, and stale bread, all soaked in sour milk.
The pigs loved to eat the slop that the children fed them, but the parents worried about the mess.
The farmer mixed the slop with some grain to make it more nutritious for the pigs.

(usually plural) weak or watery unappetizing food or drink; "he lived on the thin slops that food kitchens provided".

Nouns denoting foods and drinks.

The orphanage struggled to make ends meet and the children often had to subsist on meager slops for their daily meals.
Inmates complained that the slops served at the prison cafeteria were an affront to their dignity and taste buds.
Living on the streets, he was forced to survive on scraps and the thin slops offered at local shelters.
Food critics have called the dish "uninspired slops," an unfair description considering the love and care the chef put into making it.
Homeless advocates demanded that the government increase funding to upgrade the city's food programs beyond just providing inadequate slops to the poor.