slop

Everyday

1. To slop means to spill liquid over the edge of a container, often messily. tree →
2. Slop is food that is watery and unpleasant. tree →
3. Slops are waste food or dirty water, sometimes fed to pigs. tree →
4. In Australia and New Zealand «Slip, Slop, Slap» means slip on a shirt, slop on sunscreen, slap on a hat. tree →

In the lessons

In everyday life you try not to slop your drink when carrying it; in health lessons in Australia and New Zealand «slop on sunscreen» is a sun-safety rule. Phrases: «slop over», «Slip, Slop, Slap», «pig slops».

Examples

• Don't slop your soup on the table. tree →
• The water slopped over the side of the bucket. tree →
• Slip, Slop, Slap before you go out in the sun! tree →
• The farmer fed slops to the pigs. tree →
• The school lunch looked like grey slop. tree →
• Carry the paint carefully so it doesn't slop. tree →
• Tea slopped into the saucer. tree →

Note

Double p: slopped, slopping. Adjective: sloppy (messy or careless). Do not confuse with «slope» (a hill or slant). «Slip, Slop, Slap, Seek, Slide» is the full sun-safety slogan in Australia.