different between filth vs slops

English

Etymology

From Middle English filth, from Old English f?lþu, from Proto-West Germanic *f?liþu, equivalent to foul +? -th.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /f?l?/
• Rhymes: -?l?

Noun

filth (usually uncountable, plural filths)

1. Dirt; foul matter; that which soils or defiles.

2. Smut; that which sullies or defiles the moral character; corruption; pollution.
   • a. 1694, John Tillotson, The Excellency of the Christian Religion

     purifying our souls from the dross and filth of sensual delights

3. (Britain, derogatory, slang, with definite article) The police.

4. (derogatory, uncountable) A vile or disgusting person.
5. (US, agriculture, dated) Weeds growing on pasture land.

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English

Etymology 1

Noun

slops pl (plural only)

1. (obsolete) Loose trousers.
   • A pair of slops.

2. (nautical, historical) Sailors’ breeches ending just below the knees or above the ankles, worn mainly in XVIII century.

   Synonym: open-kneed breeches

   • 2012, Nelson's navy, by Philip Haythornthwaite, page 26:

3. (nautical, dated) Clothing and bedding issued to sailors.
4. (South Africa) plural of slop (“rubber thong sandals”)

Synonyms

• (an item of footwear): see list in flip-flop

Etymology 2

Noun

slops

1. plural of slop (“scraps fed to animals; household wastewater”)

Verb

slops

1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of slop