shoddyism

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Sense 1

Meaning · English

The condition of being a nouveau riche or social climber.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Tình trạng của người mới giàu hoặc leo thang xã hội

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⚠ Register: archaic, derogatory, slang

Where it’s used: Used American English
Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30 via kaikki.org).

Sense 2

Meaning · English

The practice of suppliers who profited from United States government contracts during the Civil War by supplying cheap, inferior goods.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Thực tiễn của nhà cung cấp kiếm lợi từ hợp đồng chính phủ Hoa Kỳ bằng cách cung cấp hàng hóa rẻ, kém chất lượng

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⚠ Register: archaic, derogatory, slang

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30 via kaikki.org).

Common questions

What does “shoddyism” mean?

The condition of being a nouveau riche or social climber.

Is “shoddyism” formal or informal?

shoddyism is generally archaic, derogatory, slang.

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