Shoddy Definition
shoddy
adjective
- cheap and shoddy; "cheapjack moviemaking...that feeds on the low taste of the mob"- Judith Crist
- of inferior workmanship and materials; "mean little jerry- built houses"
- designed to deceive or mislead either deliberately or inadvertently; "the deceptive calm in the eye of the storm"; "deliberately deceptive packaging"; "a misleading similarity"; "statistics can be presented in ways that are misleading"; "shoddy business practices"
noun
- reclaimed wool fiber
"Shoddy" in song lyrics
See how shoddy is used in real songs:
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"Quoting the words of a shoddy"
Saukrates — Father Time (Remix)
Words that rhyme with shoddy
Usage tips for "shoddy"
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