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slopper en · NOUN · etymology 1

Pronunciation

  • /ˈslɒp.ə/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

From sloppy + -er.

Meanings

  1. (US) A cheeseburger or hamburger served open-faced and smothered in a chili-based sauce and often onions.

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sloppy joe

slopper en · NOUN · etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • /ˈslɒp.ə/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

From slop + -er.

Meanings

  1. (Internet, derogatory) Someone who is overreliant on generative AI tools such as ChatGPT; a producer of AI slop.
    • The simplest, most straightforward option is to be a “slopper”: someone who generates content at scale using AI and manipulates or leverages a platform to make money from it. Sloppers may try to sell their content directly to people on a major marketplace — by, say, automating the production of recipe books to sell to unsuspecting (and maybe undiscriminating) customers on Amazon. 2024 September 23, Max Read, “Drowning in Slop: AI is clogging our feeds—and our brains—with garbage”, in New York:
    • Generative AI is incredibly tempting to use all the time for everything, but nobody wants to turn into a slopper (a person who uses AI all the time for everything). 2025 December 25, Megan Morrone, “How not to use AI”, in Axios, archived from the original on 28 Dec 2025:

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clanker