slopworks

/ˈslɑpˌwɜrks/
noun
  1. A place where cheap, ready-made clothing is produced, especially in the past.
    • The factory was a slopworks that churned out uniforms for the army.
    • Workers in the slopworks labored long hours for very little pay.
    • Many immigrants found jobs in the slopworks of the industrial city.
  2. A business or operation that produces low-quality goods quickly and carelessly.
    • He called the assembly line a slopworks because they never checked for defects.
    • That online store is a slopworks; the clothes fall apart after one wash.
    • The restaurant turned into a slopworks, serving poorly cooked meals.
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