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Microslop

UK/ˈmaɪkɹəˌslɒp/US/ˈmaɪkɹəˌslɑp/

Microslop proper noun: the technology company Microsoft.

Proper noun

Microslop

  1. (derogatory, slang) The technology company Microsoft.
    • If Microslop can't be bothered, don't buy their compiler.1988 April 24, Henry Spencer, “Re: Anyone seen a good Amiga Pascal lately ? Why not Modula-2?”, in comp.lang.modula2 (Usenet), archived from the original on 05 Mar 2026
    • All Windows apps use Control-X, Control-C and Control-V, and using the same ones on the Atari makes life a little easier for those of us who need to deal with Microslop products.1993 December, A. Fasoldt, “Key Combo Standards”, in GENIE LAMP, volume 3, number 63, page 15

Examples of Microslop in a sentence

  • But [David] Cutler also felt outright contempt for lowly PCs and their bug-ridden programs, calling his new employer "Microslop" and "this scumbag company" and thinking Gates himself overrated.[1994 November 14, Alan Deutschman, “The soul of Microsoft's machine”, in Fortune, volume 130, number 10, page 260:
  • If you're using a MicroSlop based OS, well then there's not much I can do for ya.1998, 2600: The Hacker Quarterly, volume 15, page 9:
  • Stifle that for "Microslop" profit and you kill all future innovation.2003 March, Ben Swanner, “Letters”, in Network Magazine, San Francisco:
  • The differences in style were apparent to Cutler’s people, who derisively referred to Microsoft as “Microslop.”[2014, Zachary Pascal, Showstopper! The Breakneck Race to Create Windows NT and the Next Generation at Microsoft, page 43:

Origin of Microslop

Blend of Microsoft + slop. Attested since at least 1988. It has gained some degree of currency in the 2020s as the company is seen as placing an excessive focus on artificial intelligence, especially what is perceived as AI slop.

Questions about Microslop

What does Microslop mean?
Microslop means the technology company Microsoft.
How do you use Microslop in a sentence?
But [David] Cutler also felt outright contempt for lowly PCs and their bug-ridden programs, calling his new employer "Microslop" and "this scumbag company" and thinking Gates himself overrated.
What part of speech is Microslop?
Microslop is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Microslop?
Microslop is pronounced /ˈmaɪkɹəˌslɒp/ (UK).

Words near Microslop in the dictionary

  1. microslippage
  2. microslippages
  3. microslips
  4. microslit
  5. microslits
  6. Microslop
  7. Microsloth
  8. microsmatic
  9. microsnail
  10. microsnails
  11. microsnapwell

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