slop
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /slɒp/
ipa: /slɑp/
rhymes: -ɒp
Forms: form: slops
Etymology: Probably from Middle English *sloppe (attested in plural form sloppes), representing Old English *sloppe (attested in cūsloppe), alternative form of Old English slyppe. Related to slip.
Senses: glosses: Semi-solid-like substance; goo, paste, mud, pulp.
synonyms: hogwash
swill
glosses: Scraps used as food for animals, especially pigs or hogs.
glosses: Inferior, weak drink or semi-liquid food.
glosses: Human urine or excrement.
glosses: Domestic wastewater.
glosses: Liquid carelessly spilled upon a surface; a soiled spot.
examples: text: All on my dick, she won't stop, yah
ref: 2018, “Pull Up”, in Northsbest, performed by Lil Mosey:
synonyms: sloppy toppy
glosses: Fellatio.
examples: text: Do the monkey, do the pony
ref: 1971, Loudon Wainwright III, “Suicide Song”, in Album II:
qualifier: preceded by definite article
glosses: A dance popular in the 1960s.
synonyms: nontent
glosses: Content or media of little-to-no value, especially that which is produced consistently and according to trends to satisfy a recommendation algorithm or consumerist demands.
examples: ref: 2023 September 21, Kyle Barr, “YouTube Announces New Tools to Flood Its Platform With AI-Generated Slop”, in Gizmodo, retrieved 08 May 2024
text: His post describes a sense of unease, paranoia and loneliness, expressing deep disappointment at the state of the modern internet. He suggests that AI has successfully drowned out the majority of online human activity, reshaping the internet into a more controlled, algorithmic form that exists only to sell products and ideas.
ref: 2024 January 16, Dani Di Placido, “The Dead Internet Theory, Explained”, in Forbes.com, retrieved 08 May 2024:
text: Almost all of the AI-generated slop online is peddled for clicks on social media, not published by major news outlets. These publications still get tripped up, of course, but it's rare.
ref: 2024 April 4, Kim Komando, “Don't be fooled by deepfake videos and photos this election cycle. Here's how to spot AI”, in USA Today, retrieved 08 May 2024:
text: Watching in real time as "slop" becomes a term of art. the way that "spam" became the term for unwanted emails, "slop" is going in the dictionary as the term for unwanted AI generated content
ref: [2024 May 6, @deepfates, Twitter:
text: “Society needs concise ways to talk about modern A.I. — both the positives and the negatives,” he said. “‘Ignore that email, it’s spam,’ and ‘Ignore that article, it’s slop,’ are both useful lessons.”
ref: 2024 June 11, Benjamin Hoffman, quoting Simon Willison, “First Came ‘Spam.’ Now, With A.I., We’ve Got ‘Slop’”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 11 Jun 2024:
text: In many ways, political slop is a logical end point for these image generators, which seem most useful for people trying to make a quick buck.
ref: 2024 August 21, Charlie Warzel, “The MAGA Aesthetic Is AI Slop”, in The Atlantic, archived from the original on 29 Aug 2024:
text: “Coca-Cola just put out an ad and ruined Christmas,” Dylan Pearce, one of the campaign’s many critics, said on TikTok, adding, “To put out slop like this just ruins the Christmas spirit.”
ref: 2024 November 20, Alex Vadukul, “Coca-Cola’s Holiday Ads Trade the ‘Real Thing’ for Generative A.I.”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 15 Jan 2025:
text: With slop, it's not so much about what the content says, or whether it's any good, than the fact that it exists and can be measured as a pageview, an ad impression, or a fake recipe book sold to a confused internet user.
ref: 2025 April 19, Jacob Silverman, “Welcome to Slop World”, in FT Weekend, Life & Arts, page 16:
synonyms: nontent
AI slop
glosses: Content or media of little-to-no value, especially that which is produced consistently and according to trends to satisfy a recommendation algorithm or consumerist demands.
Junk output from generative artificial intelligence published on the Internet in large quantities, posing as human-made content.
hypernyms: spam
qualifier: artificial intelligence
Derived terms: AI slop
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