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Added 10 October 2026

slapdash

/ˈslæpdæʃ/ adjective

First recorded: late 17th century Wiktionary

adjective Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about slapdash at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

Produced or carried out hastily; haphazard; careless.

adverb

In a hasty or careless manner.
Directly, right there; slap-bang.
Van Eyck signed his portrait of the Arnolfinis slapdash in the center of the painting.
With a slap; all at once; slap.

verb

To apply, or apply something to, in a hasty, careless, or rough manner; to roughcast.
to slapdash mortar or paint on a wall

Origin

From slap + dash. First attested in the late 17th century, meaning "careless".

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